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The Turquoise Trail

by | Jul 1, 2006 | Art, Guns and Culture

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The scenic, winding back road between Albuquerque and Santa Fe, New Mexico, is called N.M. 14 but is popularly known as the Turquoise Trail. Pueblos first mined the blue-green Turquoise found in central New Mexico as early as 900 A.D. The town of Los Cerrillos (the little hills) is one of the nation’s oldest documented mining districts, and rich deposits of Turquoise can be found in 12 different sites. The district is now a state park with marked trails sharing the story of Turquoise mining


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