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The tradition of Gethsemani accepting guests is in keeping with ancient Benedictine culture. Guests have ample opportunity to roam the abbey grounds. The trails, woodlands and expansive fields are suitable for quiet walks and reflection. Gethsemani has a retreat house with 30 rooms complete with private baths and air conditioning. Both men and ...
Hispanic settlers from Taos, New Mexico, officially established San Luis on April 9, 1851. [4] Costilla County was one of the original 17 counties created by the Territory of Colorado on November 1, 1861. The county was named for Costilla Creek. San Miguel was originally designated the county seat, but the county government was moved to San ...
Over a period of twelve years ending in 2022, Costilla County and an organization called San Luis Valley Great Outdoors worked to get grants to construct trails in the park. [6] [7] The four trails include several newly built wooden bridges over Rito Seco, and one of the trails is a single track mountain bike trail. The park is important ...
Colorado became a state in 1876 and the Town of San Luis was incorporated in 1885. Today, San Luis is the oldest continuously inhabited town in the State of Colorado. [10] A Pueblo Chieftain article dated June 8, 1872, describes the three stores of San Luis as kept by Fred Meyer & Co, Auguste Lacome and Mazers & Rich in addition to a blacksmith ...
SH 142 at milepost 33.81, San Luis, Colorado: Coordinates: Area: less than one acre: Built: 1936 [2] Built by: Works Progress Administration: Architect: Colorado Department of Highways: Architectural style: Multiplate arch: MPS: Highway Bridges in Colorado MPS: NRHP reference No. 02001146 [1]
The arts of the San Luis Valley draw from traditions of the early Utes, Apaches, and Comanches and the later Spanish-speaking immigrants. [31] The San Luis Valley is home to five active live theaters, two at Adams State University, The Creede Repertory Theater, The Old Spanish Trails Theatre Company and Rocky Mountain Stage in Monte Vista.
Sangre de Cristo Ranches is a private, rural subdivision located in the heart of the Sangre de Cristo Mountain range in Southern Colorado. It can be accessed from Route 160 at the eastern edge of the San Luis Valley, about 50 miles (80 km) west of Walsenburg, 1-mile (1.6 km) east of Fort Garland, and 30 miles (48 km) east of Alamosa.
The First Baptist Church in Trinidad, Colorado is a historic church at 809 San Pedro Street. It was built in 1890 and was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2000. [ 1 ]