We got out of the campground at about 9:30. Headed east to New Mexico Hwy 337 and then south along and behind the mountains. Our goal was to get to Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument. The visitor center in Mountainair, NM but by going down 337 we could stop at the first ruins at Quarai.
Salinas National Park sites near Mountainair, NM.
The Quari site has the largest remaining ruins of the church built in the 1600’s. The site had been home to a culture of Pueblo indians many centuries before. At this site what limited Archeology work that was done indicates on area was populated in the 1300’s. Unfortunately, like many really good intentions, the changes brought by the Spaniards and the
“And Now the Rest of the Story – “New sites, new places-10-6-2010