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New Mexico's favorite arts town sits in a masterpiece setting. It's wedged between the towering peaks of the Rocky Mountains and the plunging chasm of the Rio Grande Gorge. It can be an odd place, where some completely eschew materialism and live "off the grid" in half underground houses called earthships. But there are plenty of more mainstream attractions as well--Taos boasts some of the best restaurants in the state, a hot and funky arts scene, and incredible outdoors action, including world-class skiing.Its history is rich. Throughout the Taos valley, ruins and artifacts attest to a Native American presence dating back 5,000 years. Today, it is estimated that more than 15% of the population are painters, sculptors, writers, musicians, or otherwise earn their income from artistic pursuits.The town of Taos is merely the focal point of the rugged 2,200-square-mile Taos County. Two features dominate this sparsely populated region: the high desert mesa, split in two by the 650-foot-deep chasm of the Rio Grande; and the Sangre de Cristo Range, which tops out at 13,161-foot Wheeler Peak, New Mexico's highest mountain. From the forested uplands to the sage-carpeted mesa, the county is home to a large variety of wildlife. Most Taoseños live here to play here--and that means outdoors. Many work at the ski area all winter (skiing whenever they can) and work for raft companies in the summer (to get on the river as much as they can). Others are into rock climbing, mountain biking, and backpacking. That's not to say that Taos is just a resort town. With the Hispanic and Native American populations' histories in the area, there's a richness and depth here that most resort towns lack.Taos's biggest task these days is to try to stem the tide of overdevelopment that is flooding northern New Mexico. A grassroots community program has been implemented recently that will give all neighborhoods a say in how their area is developed.

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