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
Española is a city primarily in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, United States. A portion of the central and eastern section of the city is in Santa Fe County. Founded as a railroad village some distance from the old Indian town of San Juan de los Caballeros, it was named Española and officially incorporated in 1925. It has been called the first capital city in the United States. At the time of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 10,495. Española is within the Albuquerque–Santa Fe–Las Vegas combined statistical area.
The Española train depot, 1920
Townspeople gather at the depot, 1930
Española Plaza, replica convento
Presbyterian Hospital, 2013, after expansion