Ojo Caliente Hot Springs facts for kids
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Ojo Caliente hot springs is a group of thermal springs located in Taos County, New Mexico, United States.
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History
The hot springs were used by the ancestral native Pueblo peoples. It has been written that the Tewa hero P'oseyemu accessed the underword via the sacred warm water springs. The original place name is Posi or P'oseuinge which roughly translates to "village at the place of the green bubbling hot springs". Early Spanish explorers, including Coronado's soldiers soaked in the healing water. It is thought that before the 1680 Pueblo Revolt Spanish colonists used the springs. In 1793, the Ojo Caliente Land Grant was signed by Governor Fernando de la Concha, the document approved settlers including Luis Duran and José Antonio Espinosa.
In 1868, the Taos native, Antonio Joseph opened the hot springs as a natural health spa. The bathhouse was constructed with thick adobe walls and rough-hewn viga roof beams. It was partially rebuilt and renovated in the 1980s.
Water profile
The mineral content includes lithium, arsenic, iron and sodium/soda. Temperatures range from 80 °F to 106 °F.
Location
They are located at: 36°18′37″N 106°2′48″W / 36.31028°N 106.04667°W off of NM-414 across the Rio Ojo Caliente, near the village of Ojo Caliente. The Ojo Caliente Hot Springs Round Barn, built in 1924, is located nearby, and is listed on the national register of historic places.
Images for kids
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Ojo Caliente Mineral Springs Hotel, built in 1916
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Interior of Hon. A Josepth's Store, Ojo Caliente, NM, c.1885
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Historical Ojo Caliente Mineral Springs buildings
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Ojo Caliente historical building facade
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Looking up Caliente Rio at the Hot Springs, photo by Dana B. Chase, 1884–1892
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The Old Ojo Caliente Hot Springs Hotel
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