YUNQUE YUNQUE

NAME: YUNQUE YUNQUE
COUNTY: RIO ARIBA
ROADS: 2WD
GRID: 2
CLIMATE: ACCESSIBLE ALL YEAR
BEST TIME TO VISIT: ANY TIME
COMMENTS: Where the Chama River and Rio Grande meet.
REMAINS: ruins
YUNQUE YUNQUE. An ancient pueblo site near the confluence of Chama River and Rio Grande where Juan de Onate, in 1598 established his first Capital on his entrada into New Mexico. On W bank of Rio Grande opposite San Juan Pueblo. Yunque Yunque was abandoned 12 years later when the capital ot Santa Fe was established. Submitted by: Samuel W McWhorter

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