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The Heritage Inspirations Travel Journal
Reclaiming Narrative: Indigenous Tourism at Taos Pueblo
For Ilona Spruce, tourism is personal. You will often find the Taos Pueblo member and Director of Tourism boots-on-the-ground, making things happen,…
Unveil the Ancestral + Modern Components of New Mexico
Dorie Reents-Budet, a curator at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston and a Smithsonian Institution research associate specializing in Mayan cylinder…
SUBTRACT
Subtract The holiday season has come and gone. Marking the passing of time with years that end and begin with a changing…
The Return of the Light
The Return of the Light “This is the solstice, the still point of the sun, its cusp and midnight, the year’s threshold…
Season of Gratitude
Season of Gratitude Greetings, I love this time of year as it turns our focus on gratitude for all the gifts 2022…
The Season of Discovery with Heritage Inspirations
The Season of Discovery with Heritage Inspirations As the Cottonwoods turn golden along the Rio Grande, and the Canada Geese flies overhead…
Entering the Mandala: The Journey to Radical Self-Care with Heritage Inspirations
Entering the Mandala: The Journey to Radical Self-Care with Heritage Inspirations As the nights grow longer and the Aspens flicker with autumn…
The Art of Possibility: The Balloon Fiesta + other Albuquerque Wonders
The Art of Possibility: The Balloon Fiesta + other Albuquerque Wonders Many visitors to the state of New Mexico pass through Albuquerque…
Taos Pueblo: A Contemporary Story of Resiliency + Vibrancy
Taos Pueblo: A Contemporary Story of Resiliency + Vibrancy This August we welcome back the opening of Taos Pueblo. Inhabited for over…
Taos Pueblo: A Contemporary Story of Resiliency + Vibrancy
Taos Pueblo: A Contemporary Story of Resiliency + Vibrancy This August we welcome back the opening of Taos Pueblo. Inhabited for over…
Nourishing the Magic of Taos
Nourishing the Magic of Taos This edition we will explore the many treasures of our region (see our in-house map!) as well…
Design is both Wave + Particle
Design is both Wave + Particle the elemental attraction of culture, nature, and discovery Artists have been inspired by the sacred beauty…
H.I. Insider’s Guide to Summer 2022
H.I. Insider’s Guide to Summer 2022 “And summer‘s lease hath all too short a date.” ~ William Shakespeare Mind As you fly…
A Time to Gather
A Time to Gather Heritage Inspirations has crafted complimentary tours to Santa Fe’s most celebrated markets and festivals so you can design…
Chaco Wonderings
Come along with Heritage Inspirations guide Daniel Gibson as he explores the many questions and wonders of Chaco Culture Historical Park. A long time guide and visitor of the site, Gibson engages us with a personal account of his experiences, and raises questions about place, origin, and change…
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Chaco Unearthed
chaco unearthed This month we meet with GB Cornucopia, career Interpretive Ranger for Chaco Culture Historical Park + founder of the Chaco…
Architecture of the Soul
Architecture of the Soul The buildings were grand and impressive, vessels to behold on the waves of desert plateaus. They were oriented…
Take the Plunge: Exploring New Mexico’s River Gifts
Take the Plunge: Exploring New Mexico’s River Gifts Is there a better way to experience the great outdoors than a river rafting…
New Mexico River Adventures
Name of business: New Mexico River Adventures What they do: Offer a variety of outdoor experiences, from running a wild whitewater run…
Free to Roam
FREE TO ROAM: Ready to get back into the world? HI is ready to take you there. Here, at HI, we identify…
Pueblo Women: Strong and Stronger
Pueblo Women: Strong and Stronger When I was a child growing up in the North Valley of Albuquerque, our family was blessed…
The Feasting Place
Name of business: The Feasting Place by Norma and Hutch Naranjo What they do: Host people from all over the world who…
ABQ: Lifting the Veil on Burque
ABQ: Lifting the Veil on Burque Albuquerque is the epicenter of southwestern influence and tradition, set at the foothills of the Sandia…
Bienvenidos!
Bienvenidos! Welcome to my new column I’ll be writing monthly for the Heritage Inspirations newsletter! I am thrilled to wander across the…
Taos Mountain Outfitters
Name of business: Taos Mountain Outfitters What they do: Sell and rent outdoor gear and apparel. How long they have been doing…
Make Travel Plans – Rebirthing Enchanting Traditions
Make Travel Plans – Rebirthing Enchanting Traditions As we start off the New Year here in the Land of Enchantment we were…
Chaco Canyon Glamping – New Moon and Equinox Expeditions
Glamping with Heritage Inspirations in Chaco Canyon, will connect your body to your soul. The open blue skies with billowing clouds are…
Private Vault Culinary Experience Q & A
Private Vault culinary experience Q&A with Heritage Inspirations Founder, Angelisa Murray, and Chef & Culinary Program Director, Marianne Sundquist, about the launch…
From the ? of Taos Pueblo
Taos Pueblo is a place where the mind is forced to step into a different time. A place where acknowledgment of the…
Wellness Regional Programs
Heritage Inspirations is partnering with Heritage Hotels & Resorts to offer guests a Wellness Program in Santa Fe, Taos and Albuquerque. This…
Beyond the Ladder
Over the past few years we have grown up significantly and are emerging from the pandemic like a mountain bluebird ready to…
Plaza Banca | A Healing Sanctuary of New Mexico
This is the land of the Tewa, a Native American Puebloan group. They inhabited this land since the aboriginal times and you…
Chaco Canyon with Bobby Gonzales
The Puebloan people began to build in the canyon on a grand scale around 850 C.E. and construction of their Great House…
Rejuvenate, Refresh and Embrace the Wild and Free
It’s March which means that spring is just around the corner. The weather warms, the ground defrosts and the snow begins to…
10 Ways to Practice Self-love
It’s February – the month of love and Valentine’s Day is just around the corner. When most people think about Valentine’s Day…
January Travel Blog | Glampour – Reimagine Glamping with HI’s Enchanting Experience
Do you love to experience the great outdoors, but struggle with the lack of comfort when camping? Do you long to experience…
Angelisa’s Musings: Seasons of Travel
It’s November in New Mexico, and I’m on an early dawn hike throughout the stacks of ancient earth and the multi-layers of…
10 Ways to Use Gratitude while Traveling
Gratitude goes beyond expressing thanks to someone. These days, it has developed into a state of being that fosters a positive state…
Travel in New Mexico Nourishes Wellness
Many travelers want to maintain or even enhance their personal wellbeing when they travel. Travel can be an opportunity to focus on…
It’s Easy to Imagine You’re in a Foreign Locale in Santa Fe, NM
It’s Easy to Imagine You’re in a Foreign Locale in Santa Fe, NM Wanderlusters unite! Have you been yearning for an overseas…
Eight Reasons You Should Visit Albuquerque
Eight Reasons You Should Visit Albuquerque By Heritage Inspirations Guide Bobby Gonzales I moved to Albuquerque fourteen years ago to go to…
New Mexico’s Northern Mountains Benefit from a Rich Cultural & Artistic Heritage
Northern New Mexico’s Early Cultural & Artistic History The earliest New Mexico inhabitants, the ancestral Puebloans, left artifacts and petroglyphs throughout the…
Tackling the Outdoors as a Beginner
By Heritage Inspirations Guide Sally Pryor Sally is Heritage Inspirations newest guide and she enthusiastically leads an introductory overnight backpacking experience in…
The Tapestry of Taos Artisans
Wandering the streets of downtown Taos we walk on imperfect roads where many artists have walked before. Roads full of wondrous stories…
Why Do Women Travel?
Why Do Women Travel? On International Women’s Day, we want to focus on women and travel. More and more women are traveling,…
Floating on Snow in the Taos Backcountry
Winter invites a different kind of discovery because of the silence blanketing the ground, allowing us to see things we might not…
Creative People Living in Creative Spaces
One of the best parts about living in New Mexico is all of the creative people living in their creative spaces. There…
