Southwest
New Mexico
Taos

Talpa

Talpa is a settlement in , , located 6 miles south of the town of along New Mexico Highway 518.
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  • Type: Hamlet with 778 residents
  • Description: human settlement in Taos County, New Mexico, United States of America
  • Also known as: “Talpa, New Mexico” and “Talpa, NM”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Ranchos de Taos Plaza and San Francisco de Asís Mission Church.

Historic site
Photo: CaroleHenson, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a historic district in , about four miles south of the town of . There are 21 buildings over 84 acres in the historic district, including the San Francisco de Assisi Mission Church, a U.S. National Historic Landmark.

Church
Photo: Liveon001, CC BY-SA 3.0.
San Francisco de Asís Parish Church is an historic and architecturally significant Catholic church in in the Archdiocese of Santa Fe.

Cemetery
Photo: Paul Comstock, CC BY 2.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Llano Quemado and Ranchos de Taos.

Hamlet
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
is an unincorporated community and former census-designated place in , United States, situated immediately southwest of Ranchos De Taos.

Village
Photo: David, CC BY 2.0.
is a census-designated place in United States. The population was 2,707 at the time of the 2020 census. The historic district is the , which includes the San Francisco de Asis Mission Church.

Photo: Archinia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a prominent town of 6,000 people in . While much more laid-back than Santa Fe, has become a popular travel destination in its own right, noted for its art colony, its New Age community, excellent skiing, and Pueblo, a photogenic American Indian community that is open to visitors under controlled conditions.

Talpa

Latitude
36.34142° or 36° 20′ 29″ north
Longitude
-105.59696° or 105° 35′ 49″ west
Population
778
Elevation
7,044 feet (2,147 metres)
Open location code
858P8CR3+H6
Open­Street­Map ID
node 151590465
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­hamlet
Geo­Names ID
5493684
Wiki­data ID
Q6138361
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Ukrainian—“Talpa” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Talpa”
  • Chechen: “Талпа”
  • Chinese: “塔爾帕 (新墨西哥州)”
  • Chinese: “塔爾帕”
  • French: “Talpa”
  • Gilaki: “تالپا”
  • Irish: “Talpa”
  • Italian: “Talpa”
  • Ladin: “Talpa”
  • Navajo: “Tótsʼózí”
  • Serbian: “Талпа”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Talpa, New Mexico”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Talpa”
  • Spanish: “Talpa”
  • Tatar: “Талпа”
  • Ukrainian: “Талпа”

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Notable Places Nearby

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