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New Mexico | a Journey through Culture & Nature
Pueblo HornosA trip through the heritage, traditions, crafts and customs of the Native Pueblo people of New Mexico.
11 NIGHTS | By attending traditional ceremonies at the pueblos along the Rio Grande, where you can enjoy the folklore of their dances, and visiting markets where unique Indian crafts are sold you will learn about the first inhabitants of this land and their life today.
In Santa Fe, you are surrounded by ancient and contemporary Native art, and in Taos you can walk through the original Indian village where life has existed for over a thousand years. Acoma Pueblo, known as Sky City for its position atop a high mesa is surrounded by a spectacular pristine landscape that can be enjoyed during the walk through the ancient village; Zuni Pueblo is the first pueblo encountered by the conquistadores in the mid 1500’s: both have a rich history and distinctive art forms. You encounter ancient civilizations in Puye Cliffs, Chaco Canyon and in the Mogollon area - in Southwest New Mexico, and nature at its most spectacular stage in Carlsbad Caverns, a network of caves that extends for almost 50 kilometers and is among the oldest and largest in the world, in White Sands, the world largest white desert and in the Gila Wilderness vast territory where the Apache tribes lived for centuries.
In the summer two extraordinary PowWows take place (dates change every year).
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A Journey through Contemporary Art
Go behind the scenes, visit artists’ studios and meet the artists at work, talk to composer and theater directors.
Land Art in New MexicoTHREE-FIVE nights - Famous for its healing centers and vibrant art community, Santa Fe offers staggering landscapes, legendary food and a fascinating history. This extravagant capital –the oldest in the United States- is the second biggest art market in the country, and it is home to the latest trends in contemporary art. Our customized tours will enchant you by showing you not only the products, but the making of the cultural discourses and works by local, national and international creative spirits as well as the contemporary growing Native American non-traditional artists. Santa Fe’s magic light and atmosphere have been of inspiration to countless American and foreign artists; their inimitable creations have captured the imagination of amateur art lovers and famous collectors alike. Our art “backstage” tours of the city and its surroundings have a natural beginning at SITE Santa Fe, the seat of the Santa Fe International Biennial. During non-biennial seasons, SITE displays works of noted artists in unforgettable exhibitions. Our tours then continue with visits to artists' and photographers' studios, galleries, museums and collectors’ homes at the Railyard-the new contemporary art district-, Canyon Road – the most historic and famous art walk-and the up and coming off-city sites. The Santa Fe cultural scene also embraces other art forms such as New Music and performance arts. For groups over 10 people Seven Directions can organize special events including evenings with performances, unique dinners and discussions with the people behind the show.
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The Hispanic Heritage throughout Northern New Mexico
Mission Church, TrampasA journey through the heart of the American Southwest and the Spanish history and culture, still very alive today in Northern New Mexico.
7 NIGHTS | The important influence on the local native arts is visible every year at the Traditional Spanish Market, in late July. Haciendas, Mission churches, villages and artists who keep the tradition alive and speak the old Spanish language - which hasn’t changed since the first settlers moved to New Mexico in the 1600 – will introduce you to the oldest European settlement in the United States. At every stop there are new experiences, from food to museums to the richness offered by New Mexico’s creative craft people, a place where history, art and culture all come together to create a complete sensory experience.
This trip can be planned around the Traditional Spanish Market weekend or in any other time of the year when other unique cultural events take place.
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Christmas and New Year in the Land of Enchantment
Farolitos & Luminaria in Santa FeWith or without snow, New Mexico in winter is a fascinating destination, with beautiful skies and crisp air.
December 23 - January 2 | During the holidays all Pueblos hold ceremonies and dances. Usually winter dances are for the hunt: prayers for abundant game and for successful hunting. The animal dances, depict buffalo or deer - because successful hunting meant survival during winter. Other dances are reminiscent of Spanish traditions or are prayers for a rich harvest. The dance is the public part of the ceremonies that also includes secret rituals in the kivas, the society ceremonial chamber.
The beautiful and unique museums of Santa Fe and Taos are open with exciting exhibitions; concerts are taking place in theaters and churches. On Christmas Eve one can participate together with all Santa Feans to the ‘Canyon Road Walk', the road famous for its numerous galleries located in the old adobe house. Every building is decorated with the typical farolitos and people gather around bonfires to warm up and sing together. If the slopes are blessed with snow, it is a real paradise!
During this season migration birds rest in a vast oasis, in the southern part of the state, with large ponds where they can be seen during their exciting morning take-offs and sunset landings. Nearby sits the largest white dunes desert of the world. La Mesilla, near Las Cruces, is a small Mexican style village with great restaurants. Then back north with a stop at the Camino Real International Heritage Center and at one of New Mexico 's most famous diner for green chile hamburgers. A visit to Acoma Pueblo, known as "Sky City" for its position atop a mesa, one of the oldest continuously inhabited villages in North America , recently designated as a National Trust site and then back to Santa Fe where, if the sky is clear as most nights is, one can experience star watching in one of the world's brightest skies.
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Romantic New Mexico | back country & charming country Inns
Sunset in Northern New MexicoThe light, the landscapes and the different shades of magical colors lend themselves to a special romantic experience.
SIX NIGHTS | The artist Georgia O’Keeffe and the writer D.H.Lawrence are among the many people who came to New Mexico for a visit and were so inspired that they came back again and again, and some decided to stay. This program will take you to some intimate places, to lands with vast horizons, and to back country trails winding through amazing rock formations. You will stay 2 nights in 3 different romantic and very cozy bed&breakfasts located in spectacular places of Northern New Mexico. You will of course also visit Santa Fe and Taos, two unusual towns with a unique charm of their own and centuries old history. This is a short but exceptional vacation that inspires closeness.
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400 years of history in the oldest capital of the United States
San Miguel, oldest chuirch in the United StatesLa Villa Real de la Santa Fe de San Francis de Assis, the oldest capital of the United States welcomes you for the 400th anniversary of its foundation.
SEVEN NIGHTS: September 2009 - December 2010 | Come celebrate this unique event and enjoy a rich quality experience that will take you to 400 years old sites, buildings, artifacts, and traditions. During your visit you will find something special to enjoy every day; you will meet people who will tell you the stories of the past, the traditions that became native, but that have been part of other cultures for centuries; the Spanish and many other Europeans legacies; the music that echoes the sounds of Spain and Mexico and the artists that keep the crafts and techniques of their ancestors alive!
Your experience of America’s oldest capital will be enriched by a cuisine that incorporates the ingredients and flavors of the cultures of Santa Fe.
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Cowboy Life
CowboysNew Mexico lies in the center of the Western states and has it all: Mountains, prairies, and unbeatable views.
SEVEN NIGHTS | The ranches of this state are still the real thing! One of the ranches you will be staying at is in the Southern part of the state. Here, during the day you will work along with the cowboys helping with the ranch chores and ride through spectacular lands and mountains with a view that has no end. At night a delicious homemade supper awaits you. The other one is way North where you can chose to wander in the High Country for a Photographic Wild Animals Safari, go on a Trail Ride with a happy Cowboy Cookout at the end of the day or spend a day Fly Fishing along a beautiful river. In the middle, a night in the 400 year old capital, Santa Fe to enjoy the culture, the arts and the outstanding cuisine of the City Different.
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Women’s World
Dancing with Wolves
Kevin CostnerFor women only, for women who are seeking a vacation without restraints
8 NIGHTS in New Mexico | This trip to Santa Fe, in a state - New Mexico – where even the plates on the cars tell us that it is the “Land of Enchantment”, is based on the following idea: How many trips have we made in a rush without a desire to gain a deeper understanding? How many places have we only visited because they have been classics for hundreds of years and for thousands of tourists? This trip is different. It’s not for a big bunch of people but for 5 or 6 friends who want to go to an “elsewhere”, at a slow pace, taking the time to find out about other lives and other stories, not only to see beautiful places just for the sake of having been there but to share life experiences and to learn about something new and different. Or to ride in the desert, dreaming of cowboys and Kevin Costner…and then make a stop to understand and experience and to look –in a land rich in talents and artists - works of art and monuments in the open-air, because in New Mexico art and nature are a winning combination, one cannot do without the other, and this climate is of course, a great ally.
And then, as in a childhood fantasy, to walk in the footsteps of the redskins – as they were still called only twenty years ago – who didn’t and don’t shout "HOW" or shoot poisoned arrows, but cultivate a love of nature and ceremonies and live in magical places that are steeped in history and who have left behind them artifacts of a past that was much more sophisticated than we have been led to believe.
So, from flourishing Santa Fe, to the ex (well maybe not so ex…) hippy Taos, from Chaco Canyon - full of charm with its ruins and the moon which peeps out from behind rocks pierced by the wind of history, to the romantic landscapes of Galisteo, and on the way secret and unexpected opportunities for exciting shopping.
This is really a trip not to be missed, that you can savor by reading the program slowly and peacefully, day after day. And Seven Directions will look after everything else.
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