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El Rancho De Las Golondrinas

"The Ranch of the Swallows"

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Located 3 miles west off I-25 exit 276, follow signs to 334 Los Pinos Rd. This living history museum, whose name means "The Ranch of the Swallows" was once a stopping place on El Camino Real (The royal road) from Mexico City to Old Santa Fe. Exhibits depict Spanish colonial life in New Mexico. Restored buildings furnished in the period, include an 18th-century placta house with a defensive tower as well as a mill, smithy, schoolhouse and a church. A steep, rocky 1.5 mile path leads to the buildings.

Location: 334 Los Pinos Road, Santa Fe New Mexico 87505 Telephone 505-471-2261 Fax 505-471-5623

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