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For generations, the spectacular San Luis Valley of Southern Colorado and Northern New Mexico has nurtured unique cultural traditions.
Founded in 2000, Hilos Culturales shines a spotlight on the traditional arts of the Indio-Hispano communities of southern Colorado and northern New Mexico. These cultural arts of the San Luis Valley have roots that span the history of the Americas and beyond, taking on their own local characteristics in every region.
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2024
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For three million years, Colorado's San Luis Valley was filled with water: "Lake Alamosa." Then about 440,000 years ago, the water overran a volcanically created "dam," cutting a deep gorge as it flowed south and joined the Rio Grande. Today, the Valley is the world's largest alpine valley. But Lake Alamosa remains in the form of an underground aquifer that, along with the Rio Grande, nourishes this unique region. This water of life creates a place...