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This pristine land in Santa Fe County">
This pristine land in Santa Fe County">
This pristine land in Santa Fe County, New Mexico is a piece of the old Cash ranch and is only 35 minutes from Santa Fe. It has breathtaking views of the southern Rocky mountains, the Jemez range, the Ortiz peaks and Los Cerrillos (little hills). It lies just south and above the Galisteo river valley half way between Cerrillos and Galisteo. The land consists of approximately 159 acres of truly enchanting hills, arroyos, pinion and juniper and grass lands. It has unobstructed views all the way to the horizon.
This view is from the southern boundary of the land, looking north across the Galisteo river valley, into the southern Rocky mountains.
It has an incredibly rural, country feeling for something this close to town. From most parts of the property there is no sign of human habitation for 360 degrees. It is very private with a high end home hidden in the trees a half mile to the north, a 160 tract (in an undividable covenant to the east, a 122 acre and an 840 acre tract then miles of ranch land to the south, and an 8,800 acre tract to the west. The land has such breathtaking southwestern beauty that many movies have been shot on the adjacent land.
It also has a great history. It was occupied by the Anasazi, for thousands of years. The ruins of the San Lazaro pueblo abuts the land on the southeast. It was occupied when Coronado, stopped here in 1542, on his way to Pecos Pueblo in his search for the "seven cities of gold". He noted in his diary that the people looked very healthy and prosperous. He also noted that the Pueblo Blanco, directly across the arroyo from San Lazaro had recently been abandoned. There is a "sacred spring" hidden in an arroyo with wild watercress growing to the southeast on adjacent land. This may have been the reason the pueblos were built there. There is evidence of the Anasazi civilization everywhere, pot chards, arrow heads, matate's, and fire pits. The stone ruins of the abandoned Spanish village of Ortiz lie scattered acress the adjecent lands. In more recent times it was a part of the Cash ranch.
This would be a beautiful country home site, horse property or a nature lovers retreat.
You can see this land any time at your convenience. I keep four real gentle horses there. We can see the land by car, walking or horse back.
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