Abiquiú, New Mexico
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Abiquiú (pronounced /ˈæbɨkjuː/), or Ha'ashgizh in Navajo), is a small unincorporated town located in Rio Arriba County, in northern New Mexico in the southwestern United States, about 53 miles (85 km) north of Santa Fe. In the 1730s, it was the third largest settlement in the New Mexico Territory. Artist Georgia O'Keeffe lived there from 1949 until her death in 1986 at 98 years of age. Today, the area is best known for the annual Abiquiú Studio Tour, which takes place each Columbus Day weekend.

Cultural references

Abiquiu is mentioned in Willa Cather's 1927 novel Death Comes for the Archbishop, Book Five Chapter 1.

Nearby points of interest

The adobe St. Thomas Church in Abiquiu.

• Echo amphitheatre
• Ghost Ranch

External links

• Abiquiú community portal
• Abiquiú Library

v • d • e Municipalities and communities of Rio Arriba County, New Mexico County seat: Tierra Amarilla City Espanola‡ Village Chama CDPs Alcalde | Chimayo‡ | Dulce | San Juan | Santa Clara Pueblo Unincorporated communities Abiquiú | Dixon | Embudo | Hernandez | Navajo City | Ohkay Owingeh Pueblo | Tierra Amarilla | Truchas Footnotes ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

Coordinates: 36°12′34″N 106°19′7″W / 36.20944, -106.31861

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