Agua es Vida : Water is Life
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༄ River ༄
Nearly 400’ of river frontage along the Rio Embudo provides exceptional scenery, serenity and a comfortable temperate climate.
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༄ Private Well ༄
A private well provides domestic water to the property with 3 acre feet of water rights.
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༄ Acequia ༄
An impressive 9.81 acre feet of surface water rights, used for irrigation, is provided by the La Acequia de La Plaza de Dixon.
WHAT IS AN ACEQUIA?
Acequia (pronounced "ah-SAY-kee-uh"): a community-operated watercourse used in Spain and former Spanish colonies in the Americas for irrigation. Acequias are found in parts of Spain, the Andes, northern Mexico and the modern-day American Southwest (Northern New Mexico and southern Colorado). Acequias continue to provide a primary source of water for farming and ranching in the region of south central Colorado known as the Upper Rio Grande watershed and some 700 in northern New Mexico continue to function.
Acequias serving this property and the surrounding area date back to the 1700’s.
Acequias: The Legacy Lives On
Special | 56m 46sVideo has Closed Captions| CC
A visually stunning film about New Mexico's enduring acequias as seen through the eyes of farmers, scholars and advocates. Filmmaker, Arcie Chapa, wrote and directed a reverential tribute to acequias' past, present and future. The film unfolds through a series of storylines from their history to current challenges.