The Marquez Tree Discussion Board - Ideas for the Valley Carvan

Here's some ideas that interest me for an excursion through the San Luis Valley. I will do further investigating. Please give input.

Rocky Mtn. Land Library at Buffalo Peaks Ranch https://landlibrary.wordpress.com/about/

Sand Dunes National Park (optional)
KOA Alamosa (motel available too)
Good Mexican food Alamosa
Milagros Coffee Shop Alamosa
Fernandez Market for chili supplies
Visit the old family homestead location on Monte Vista Road, East Alamosa

Sacred Heart Catholic Church Alamosa built 1922

Cordova Chapel Trinidad, CO (can we get in?)

Walk downtown Trinidad meet some Cordova relations? A Cordova runs a BBQ place

Alamosa National Wildlife Refuge?

Visit LaSauses. Tour by Joe Marquez and/or Delores Valdez Depong (author of Life in Los Sauces). Tour of the ancestral church St. Antonio dePadua.

View/learn from a local about the aquacitas and ditch irrigation system of our ancestors.

Wildest dreams: travel on to Cordova NM and the Taos area and Rio Arriba County where many ancestors are from.

Alamosa — Joe M, Sun Feb 17 1:54pm

Unfortunately we wouldn't be able to tag along as the kids start school the week immediately following the reunion but we made the trek down to Alamosa about 7 years ago. I second Chico's... more
- Re: Alamosa — Lorri, Mon Feb 18 12:34pm
  
  YES! Thanks for the reminder Joe. I can picture this church. Aw so sorry that school begins so early.
Alamosa — Chico, Wed Feb 13 12:49pm

Some comments: 1). Last time we checked Fernandez was mail-order/wholesale only. They do not do over-the-counter sales. 2). The Cordova Chapel (Our Lady of Mount Carmel) is on private land off CO... more
- Alamosa — Chris Ruybal , Wed Feb 13 10:55pm
  
  I'd be up for a trip, maybe I could talk one of my kids into going too. I've been to a lot of places down there from my Ruybal side, but never seen any of the Marquez/Cordova sites. At Uncle Roque's... more
- - Re: Alamosa — Joanne, Fri Feb 15 4:48pm
    
    That would have been Manuel and Merlinda Marquez. We could definitely contact them.
  - - Re: Alamosa — Lorri, Mon Feb 18 12:31pm
      
      Good to know...please reach out to Manuel and Merlinda.
  - re: Alamosa — Diane L Creel, Fri Feb 15 1:20pm
    
    I had a long conversation with Lorie Attencio last night about Alamosa and Fernandez chili. (She is one of our second or third cousins on the Marquez side. Her mom, Aunt Vivian, was great friends... more
  - Re: Alamosa — Anonymous, Fri Feb 15 11:35am
    
    Was it Manuel and Melinda?
  - Fernadez Chili — Loretta Atencio, Thu Feb 14 10:48pm
    
    I called and got a list of the Fernandez products which included the package size and prices. I am missing a few and will get the rest hopefully tomorrow. They are available at Valley Meats in... more
  - Re: Alamosa — Lorri, Thu Feb 14 10:59am
    
    Chris that would be great if you can locate that cousin who knows the area. Was it possibly Joe and Alice Marquez? I have reached out to Joe Marquez of Que Pasa newsletter and inquired if he is... more
re: ideas — Diane Creel, Tue Feb 12 2:26pm

I'd love to hitch a ride with someone. Maybe my brother Mike will have room, as my kids have to go back to MD right after the reunion.
Re: Ideas for the Valley Carvan — Marlene, Mon Feb 11 10:55pm

YES! Count us in!

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