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El Camino Real
El Camino Real ("The Royal Road") for 300 years was the Southwest's main road for travelers.Portions of the road follow the Rio Grande Pueblo Indian Trail, which has been in use since before the first Spanish settlers. El Camino curves through Belen, Tomé, Los Lunas and Bernalillo bringing you through six pueblos - Isleta, Sandia, Santa Ana, San Felipe, Santo Domingo and Cochiti. Although sections of the road are no longer accessible to today's traveler, the routes chosen for this byway are the ones that most closely follow the original path.
El Camino Real International Heritage Center
Commemorates the 1500-mile historic trade route that extends from Mexico City to San Juan Pueblo and its more than three centuries of trade and commerce.
505-861-0581
Harvey House Museum
Home to the Santa Fe Railroad and Fred Harvey collections.
505-861-0581
Tomé Hill & La Puerta del Sol
At the foot of Tomé Hill lies La Puerta del Sol, The Gateway to the Sun, a steel
sculpture commemorating El Camino Real, the Royal Road and Tomé Hill.
Visit El Camino Real
in the
Heart of New Mexico
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El Camino Real Side Trip
Visitor Information:
Belén Chamber of Commerce
505-864-8091
Los Lunas
505-865-1581
Albuquerque CVB
800-284-2282
Sandoval County Visitor Center
800-252-0191
New Mexico State Monuments
505-476-1150
