Acequia art as discovered throughout New Mexico...
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| Natural acequias at Taos Town Hall |
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The first
acequias, as discovered by the Spanish. Pueblo people used to use natural watercourses, damming them and creating ponds so they could control the flow of the natural watercourses.
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| Spanish acequia control at Taos Town Hall |
In the second wave, Hispanic settlers installed acequias where they wanted them, within the limitations of the landscape, using natural swells and drainages in concert with a rich topographical understanding.
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| Acequia landscape at John Gaw Meem's Hall at Los Poblanos Inn in ABQ. |
Eventually acequias became a part of our "natural" landscape, so subtle and taken for granted that they were almost forgotten, and many were allowed to break down irreparably. But all is not lost! Communities throughout the state are working now to save their acequias and bring the water back to their fields.
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