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san luis
6 Porch Notes tagged “san luis,” from counties across Colorado.
History and culture - Costilla County
Costilla County's map still follows a Mexican-era land grant
The shape of land, water, and settlement around San Luis traces back to the Sangre de Cristo Land Grant and the families who settled it in the 1850s.
Read note ->Outdoors and wildfire - Costilla County
Climbing Culebra Peak means booking a date and paying the ranch first
Culebra Peak, a 14,047-foot summit in Costilla County, sits on the private Cielo Vista Ranch and can only be climbed by advance reservation for a per-person fee on set days.
Read note ->History and culture - Costilla County
San Luis's Stations of the Cross climb a mesa above the oldest town in Colorado
A free, year-round walk under a mile long climbs La Mesa de la Piedad y de la Misericordia past Huberto Maestas's bronze Stations of the Cross to a hilltop adobe chapel and grotto.
Read note ->History and culture - Costilla County
San Luis is widely called Colorado's oldest town, settled in 1851
San Luis, the seat of Costilla County, dates to 1851 and is often described as the oldest continuously settled town in Colorado, founded by Hispano families moving north from New Mexico.
Read note ->Local rules - Costilla County
Most of Costilla County is unincorporated, so the county makes the rules
With only a couple of small towns, most land in Costilla County is unincorporated, meaning county government, not a city, sets land-use and building rules for it.
Read note ->History and culture - Costilla County
Costilla County sits inside the Sangre de Cristo National Heritage Area
Much of Costilla County lies within the Sangre de Cristo National Heritage Area, a Congress-recognized cultural region that ties together San Luis, Fort Garland, and other historic sites.
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