ABOUT SOUTH OF SANTA FE

La Cienega & La Cieneguilla

These historic areas dates from the early 1700s and were an important stopping point (paraje) along the famous Camino Real, the royal road from Mexico City to Santa Fe. The larger lots are dotted with pinon and juniper, while the lower elevations are lush with mature cottonwoods. Includes Remuda Ridge, the race track area and the Ranchos de la Luna subdivision.

The Turquoise Trail

The Turquoise Trail! A beautiful road from Santa Fe all the way to Albuquerque. With many lots 2.5 acres or more, this area is perfect for raising horses on wide open spaces with fewer building restrictions than in the city of Santa Fe. The famous Eaves Movie Ranch where movies like “The Cheyenne Social Club” and “Silverado”were filmed completes the Old West feeling. Many old mining towns, with art centers await you too – like Madrid and Cerrillos. The area includes Rancho Alegre, Rancho San Marcos, Turquoise Trail Subdivision, Valle Linda, and Valle Vista.

Madrid & Cerrillos

Once home to the large mining community, Madrid is now a sleepy little town of artists. With an ice cream parlour and old fashioned businesses, Madrid feels other-worldly to visitors. Homes here are early 20th century wooden structures painted a variety of colors. Just north of Madrid is Cerrillos, a traditional New Mexico village of older adobes and quaint shops. Located just northeast of Albuquerque between Albuquerque and Santa Fe along Highway 14 – the Turquoise Trail – near the Rio Grande River, this community includes County Road 55, Goldmine Road, Golden and Edgewood.

Galisteo & Lamy

New Mexico is home to many quiet villages and two of the most beautiful are Galisteo and Lamy. Only 18 minutes south of the Plaza, Galisteo and Lamy provide both exquisite, charming adobe village homes and beautiful view homes on acreage.

The area around Galisteo is called the The Galisteo Basin Preserve – an ecological region of fragile beauty and diversity celebrated for its scenic, cultural, and wildlife values. The Galisteo Basin Preserve is planned to conserve and restore more than 13,000 acres of open space as well as promote thoughtful, stewardship-oriented community development.

Far South County

Far South County. Most of the communities located here have extraordinary views of the Jemez, the Sangres and the Sandias. Affordable family homes abound!

Cochiti & Pena Blanca

Located 22 miles southwest of Santa Fe, Cochiti community is a historic pueblo, which is listed as a historic district on the National Register of Historic Places. The community boasts a golf course, the Cochiti dam and the Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument. Cochiti Pueblo contains 53,779 acres of reservation land of which 7,042 acres are dedicated to residential and commercial lease properties and the golf course.

The elevation varies from 5300 to 6800 feet above sea level and is characterized by the Rio Grande, which flows through reservation lands. Cochiti Pueblo is well known for their craftsmanship in making jewelry, pottery, (storyteller), and drums.

Peña Blanca’s name is derived from the Spanish term for “white rock”, peña blanca. However, without the tilde, pena blanca actually means “white sorrow” or “white pain”.