This is an acequia system in El Prado, NM. Our ability to harness water flow from the mountain is something that this area has been doing for generations. It helps to reserve water and use what naturally is provided for us for local farmers and herders in the area. People in the Taos area take a lot of pride in the heritage of these waterways and for the most part take very good care of them under the instruction of mayordomos who have learned how these systems work.
By Darah Spencer, February 2015.
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