Storm Over Taos Pueblo
Taos, New Mexico | 2024
Ominous thunderclouds build over Taos Pueblo, one of the oldest continuously inhabited communities in the United States and has been designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The buildings were likely constructed between 1000-1450 A.D. and are still inhabited today by about 150 Tiwa speaking Puebloan people.
Interestingly, the buildings originally had few windows and no standard doorways; access to rooms was through square holes in the roof that the people reached by climbing long, wooden ladders. In case of an attack, outside ladders could easily be pulled up. You can read more about the Taos Pueblo here and here. Photo © copyright by Jack Brauer.