Dawn ’til Dusk Day

Los Luceros Historic Site 253 County Road 41, Alcalde, NM, United States

Los Luceros Historic Site will extend its hours from sunrise to sunset on the first Sunday of each month. During this time, entrance into Los Luceros will be FREE for New Mexico residents and includes access to the site’s visitor center, historic buildings, trails, and picnic areas. The early morning and late evening are ideal for bird watching at Los Luceros, which boasts a […]

Dawn ’til Dusk Day

Los Luceros Historic Site 253 County Road 41, Alcalde, NM, United States

Los Luceros Historic Site will extend its hours from sunrise to sunset on the first Sunday of each month. During this time, entrance into Los Luceros will be free for New Mexico residents and includes access to the site’s visitor center, historic buildings, trails, and picnic areas. The early morning and late evening are ideal for bird watching at Los Luceros, which boasts a large diversity of […]

Virtual Lecture – Petroglyph Recording in 2021

Los Luceros Historic Site 253 County Road 41, Alcalde, NM, United States

Each year, a selection of the best petroglyphs recorded over the previous year is curated to share with you all.  This is a lecture you don’t want to miss. The most spectacular, well made, unique, well documented selections of petroglyphs and other archaeological features are featured. Candie Borduin has been with MPPP for over 19 years, […]

Virtual Lecture – Comanche Expansion of the 18th Century

Los Luceros Historic Site 253 County Road 41, Alcalde, NM, United States

Join us for our third virtual lecture of the year! Mesa Talks is brought to you in partnership by Los Luceros Historic Site and Mesa Prieta Petroglyph Project. The talk will be presented via live stream with an interactive question and answer session at the end.   Presented by Charles Nicholas Saenz, Ph.D. an Associate […]

Dawn ’til Dusk Day Extended Hours from Sunrise to Sunset

Los Luceros Historic Site 253 County Road 41, Alcalde, NM, United States

Los Luceros Historic Site will extend its hours from sunrise to sunset on the first Sunday of each month. During this time, entrance into Los Luceros will be free for New Mexico residents and includes access to the site’s visitor center, historic buildings, trails, and picnic areas. The early morning and late evening are ideal for bird watching at Los Luceros, which boasts a large diversity of […]

Growing Connections to the Past Heritage Garden Kick-Off

Los Luceros Historic Site 253 County Road 41, Alcalde, NM, United States

Los Luceros Historic Site has been home to agriculture and gardening for hundreds of years. Follow along with Instructional Coordinator Carlyn Stewart as she helps continue this tradition by planting a new demonstration garden featuring heritage plants. Seeds for plants such as New Mexico Bolitas, Nambe White Corn, San Juan Tsile Chile, San Juan Pueblo […]

Rebecca’s Recipes: Sourdough

Los Luceros Historic Site 253 County Road 41, Alcalde, NM, United States

In 2020, with a large amount of the world’s population quarantined to their homes, an unexpected ancient tradition found its way into pop culture. It seems like everyone with a kitchen was learning the art of making sourdough bread. Join Ranger Rebecca as she explores the multicultural history of sourdough and traces its long journey […]

Lamb Birthday Party

Los Luceros Historic Site 253 County Road 41, Alcalde, NM, United States

Join Los Luceros Historic Site virtually in celebrating the birthdays of two of our most popular lambs. This virtual presentation will give an overview of the lambs’ first year of life at the historic ranch and will conclude with allowing the lambs to devour their own birthday "cake".    Two lambs were born during a […]

Youth Community Showcase

Los Luceros Historic Site 253 County Road 41, Alcalde, NM, United States

Join Los Luceros Historic Site as they share short videos created by local youth focusing on the traditions and cultures of northern New Mexico. Four students from Moving Arts Espanola have been commissioned to create videos with topis of their choosing.

360 Tour of the Sala Grande

Los Luceros Historic Site 253 County Road 41, Alcalde, NM, United States

Explore a virtual 360 tour of Los Luceros’ Sala Grande decorated for the holidays. Hidden throughout the tour are interesting objects, documents, and audio recordings from seasons past. 

Carly’s Craft Corner: Winter Edition

Los Luceros Historic Site 253 County Road 41, Alcalde, NM, United States

Get the kiddos and create pieces of art with things you have around the house and in the backyard. Learn how to make 2D and 3D cabins with things found in nature, how to draw and decorate Maria Chabot’s New Mexico adobe house, how to make "tin" ornaments, and how to make baked ornaments out […]

Virtual Fall Harvest Festival

Los Luceros Historic Site 253 County Road 41, Alcalde, NM, United States

Click Here to check out the Virtual Fall Harvest Festival. This year, in place of the annual in-person Fall Harvest Festival, Join Los Luceros Historic Site for a month-long virtual version of the event. Online festivities will occur September 1-30, 2020 at nmhistoricsites.org/harvest-fest. A virtual 5K race fundraiser is the premier activity of this online […]

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