New Mexico's Sanctuaries, Retreats, and Sacred Places

New Mexico's dramatic landscapes, diverse cultural heritage, and enduring traditions of faith have long attracted and inspired spiritual seekers. Woven into the fabric of everyday life, the state's customs of reverence set it apart as a prime location for both public celebrations and inner reflections.

Inside you will find detailed descriptions of spiritual sites and events. 111 full-color photographs. Six handy maps of New Mexico regions and color-coded tabs for easy reference.

Christina Nealson, born and raised in the Iowa heartland, has lived in the Southwest - including Colorado, Arizona, and New Mexico - for 25 years. Her travels have taken her across the United States and into Canada, Mexico, Central America, Europe, and Africa. Nealson's essays appear frequently in various regional magazines, major western newspapers, and books, including Writers on the Range (University Press of Colorado, 1988) and Living in the Runaway West
(Fulcrum Publishing, 2000). A contributing editor of Horse Fly, a monthly journal of news and culture in Taos, N.M., Nealson is also the auithor of At the Edge: Cooperative Teachings for Global Survival and Living on the Spine: A Woman's Life in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains.

Westcliffe Publishers
ISBN 1-56579-423-0 (Paperbound)
256 pages