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Rio Arriba County, New Mexico

Place:
Rio Arriba County
Chama
Chamisal
Dulce
Espanola
Ohkay Owingeh
Ojo Caliente
Los Ojos
Tierra Amarilla
Abiquiu
El Rito
Truchas
Unincorporated
2000
41,257
1,200


7,095







32,962
2006
40,949
1,173


6,894







32,882
Growth
-0.7%
-2.2%


-2.8%







-0.2%

Rio Arriba County is located in north central New Mexico. Most of the county is made up of old Spanish and Mexican Land Grants, although a lot of the land is also part of Carson National Forest. Several Pueblo Reservations and the Jicarilla Apache Reservation are in Rio Arriba County, too.

Other Attractions:
Carson National Forest
Abiquiu Lake
Ojo Caliente Mineral Springs
Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad
Northern New Mexico College
Mountains:
San Juan Mountains
Tusas Mountains
Brazos Cliffs

Scenic Byways:
The High Road to Taos
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