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Article: Northern Pueblos of New Mexico offer unique tourism experience.(The Gazette (Colorado Springs))
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- Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service
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- December 17, 2001
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SANTA FE, N.M. _ Few people are as culturally private as the Pueblo Indians of New Mexico. But in the past three decades, they've cautiously opened their doors to the world. It goes against their natural bent, but it's essential to their economic survival.
Now, most days of the year, anyone can drive to these communities and see the arts, crafts and everyday life of the pueblos. Some days, because of private ceremonies or other reasons, the pueblos may be closed without notice.
Tourists are allowed to visit most days, during daylight hours. And asked to stay away when it's appropriate.
It is, after all, their basic right to privacy that's at ...