Friday, June 10, 2011

USA Postcard: San Francisco de Asis Mission Church in Ranchos de Taos, New Mexico.



The Building finished around 1772.Taos ( /ˈtaʊs/) is a town in Taos County in the north-central region of New Mexico, incorporated in 1934. As of the 2000 census, its population was 4,700. Other nearby communities include Ranchos de Taos, Cañon, Taos Canyon, Ranchitos, and El Prado. The town is close to Taos Pueblo, the Native American village and tribe from which it takes its name.

Taos is also the county seat of Taos County. The name is also referred to by the nearby ski resort of Taos Ski Valley. The English name Taos derives from the native Taos language meaning "place of red willows".

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