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Join us this Monday for Mayor Ortega’s State of the Village Address at 6:00 pm. Perfect time to hear all of the Villages projects and goals! 🇺🇸

Join us this Monday for Mayor Ortega’s State of the Village Address at 6:00 pm. Perfect time to hear all of the Villages projects and goals! 🇺🇸 ... See MoreSee Less

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We hope to see every one at the Easter egg hunt. The weather has been very unpredictable so please dress warm and be prepared for muddy shoes 😆 we will have hotdogs, lots of eggs, free books, and coloring fun!

We hope to see every one at the Easter egg hunt. The weather has been very unpredictable so please dress warm and be prepared for muddy shoes 😆 we will have hotdogs, lots of eggs, free books, and coloring fun! ... See MoreSee Less

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Village of Questa La Cienega Project Documents

Access the La Cienega Feasibility report and KEERS environmental survey reports.

KEERS Proposal and Enviromental Survey South Building La Cienega

La Cienega Gym Facility Final Assessment Report 09.18.23 (1)

Coming into Questa (photo by Dan Kuehn)

Sitting at 7,500 ft., Questa is the gateway to the Rio Grande del Norte National Monument, and the northern gateway to the Enchanted Circle Scenic Byway that surrounds the highest peak in New Mexico.

Our village stands in contrast to the resort towns on the east side of the mountains. A half-hour north of Taos, we are one in a long string of small, historic towns that scattered up the Rio Grande from what is now Mexico into southern Colorado in the 18th and 19th centuries. Questa was officially founded in 1842.

Red River (photo by Geraint Smith)

A rough and remote location, it was vulnerable to raids by Ute natives for generations. The Spanish Frontier heritage is still palpable. We remain a remote destination, though we do have a small airstrip, and are only a scenic half-hour’s drive north of Taos.

San Antonio del Rio Colorado Church (photo by Geraint Smith)

Taos is the place to be for fine dining and Native culture, and Red River, twenty minutes to our east, is busy with family-oriented amusements. But Questa is the getaway for full immersion into the natural beauty of New Mexico! Even on Memorial Day, when the Enchanted Circle fills with bikers, we offer the solemnity of our thousand-flag healing field beneath a silhouette of snow-capped mountains. It is not only our land, but also our culture that makes Questa unique.

A rough and remote location, it was vulnerable to raids by Ute natives for generations. The Spanish Frontier heritage is still palpable. We remain a remote destination, though we do have a small airstrip, and are only a scenic half-hour’s drive north of Taos.

Our thick-walled adobe church has stood at the center of our community since the mid-1800s and gave the village its original name of San Antonio del Rio Colorado. “Questa” was an Anglo attempt at simplification but became an official misspelling of the Spanish “cuesta,” referring to the “inclines” on the south of town and the ridge where the old church plaza stands.

Please see www.VisitQuesta.com for Tourism information, places to stay, activities, events, and more!