Tours and Tickets to Experience Chimayo
Chimayo
Chimayó is an epicenter of fine New Mexican crafts, including Trujillo and Ortega family weavings found at Centinela Traditional Weaving Arts, Ortega’s Weaving, and local galleries.
The award-winning restaurant Rancho de Chimayó is a beacon for fans of authentic New Mexican cuisine, open Tuesday to Sunday.
El Santuario de Chimayó, a small adobe church believed to hold healing properties, is open daily.
Look out for the small, metal religious charms called milagros that people leave at the sanctuary to elicit help from saints for specific troubles.
El pocito is the small pit of holy dirt at El Santuario de Chimayó that believers claim possess miraculous healing powers for a wide range of maladies.
Fill up on bags of powdered New Mexico red and green chile and other regional goods at El Potrero Trading Post.