Costilla Creek
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Costilla Creek is a tributary of the Rio Grande in Colorado and New Mexico.
Costilla Creek, pictured from the Rio Costilla Campground in 2024.
Sangre de Cristo Land Grant
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The Sangre de Cristo Land Grant in the San Luis Valley of southern Colorado and northern New Mexico consists of 1,000,000 acres of mostly arid land. It was awarded by the government of New Mexico to t
The area of the Sangre de Cristo Land Grant corresponds to Costilla County, Colorado and extends southward into New Mexico.
Culebra Peak, the eastern boundary of the grant. The snows of the Culebra range provide water for irrigation which makes agriculture possible in the grant area.