This historic Spanish colonial ranch served as a stopping place or paraje upon what was the longest, most important trade route in North America – El Camino Real – the Royal Road. Caravans of soldiers, traders and travelers of the past found warmth, welcome and rest among its adobe buildings with plentiful water and grass for their animals. Today Las Golondrinas beckons visitors to explore ranch life as lived on the colonial frontier.
Upon its moving waters and quiet ponds are set the mills. Up the hill stands the chapel. The bleat of the goats and sheep, the bray of the burro beckon the farmer. Prominent in the silhouette of the Placita is the defensive tower or torreón. Within the courtyards, ovens, or hornos, bring forth the memorable aroma of homemade bread. The clack of the looms dominates just as it once did hundreds of years ago in many New Mexican villages.
All of these aspects of life on the frontier are explored through the many activities set among the significant structures of this living history museum dedicated to recapturing a past life of beauty and hard work.
Phone: 505.471.2261
Where: Las Golondrinas is just south of Santa Fe, off of Interstate 25
Website: www.golondrinas.org
August
Summer Festival: Frontier Days & Horses of the Old West
Mountain men and women demonstrating their skills and
spinning tales of the past; Peruvian Paso horses from La Estancia Alegre.
Sat. & Sun. August 6th & 7th, 2011
10 am – 4 pm
Download the schedule of events here!
Download the Frontier Market poster here!
Survival: New Mexico
Could you survive life in Colonial and Territorial New Mexico? Stop by this weekend
to practice outdoor survival techniques including creating fire, building shelters, using
an atlatl, making adobe and much more.
Sat. & Sun. August 13th & 14th, 2011
10 am – 4 pm
Download Survival New Mexico Poster Here
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