Chama is a village in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 917 at the 2020 census. The village is located in the Rocky Mountains about 7 miles (11 km) south of the Colorado-New Mexico border.
The Chama train depot
Two DRGW locomotives waiting to be serviced at the Chama engine house, 1967.
Cumbres & Toltec train in downtown Chama.
Northwest Field Team Leader Norm Vigil (red) and Soil Conservationist Jill Jensen (blue) provide grazing recommendations for a ranch that specializes in raising elk for hunting. Chama, New Mexico; 2011.
Rio Arriba County, New Mexico
Rio Arriba County is a county in the U.S. state of New Mexico. As of the 2020 census, the population was 40,363. Its county seat is Tierra Amarilla. Its northern border is the Colorado state line.
Rio Arriba County Courthouse, Isaac Rapp, architect, 1916-17
Ghost Ranch rainbow
Trick Rider, Rio Arriba Rodeo, 2013
Truchas Peaks in winter, viewed from Espanola