Los Luceros Historic Site

People have touched this land for thousands of years. At Los Luceros Historic Site, their memories have been preserved in the landscape, the structures, and the patterns of people's lives. 

The centerpiece of Los Luceros Historic Site is a 5,700 square-foot, 18^th century Territorial-style adobe home which was renovated by the Cabot Foundation in 2004 and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The property also includes a visitor center, director’s residence, and a small gallery.  In addition to the hacienda and the visitor center complex, the property contains three residences, an 18^th century chapel, the original village jail, numerous farm buildings, apple orchards, irrigated pasture, and bosque on the Rio Grande.

New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs purchased the Los Luceros property from the family of Frank and Ann Cabot in 2008 and is working to ensure the site’s preservation and integrity in perpetuity.  The department’s intent is to bring together historic preservation, filmmaking education and training, and agricultural and environmental interests.  Los Luceros is currently – and will continue to be – used as a cultural destination with interpretative exhibits and public access, a retreat center for workshops and seminars related to New Mexico’s film industry, and a place for crop-growing and environmental studies programs. Bask in the site's picturesque 148-acre ranch and the surrounding riverbanks, ancient cottonwoods, 17th century buildings, apple orchards, farm animals, and rolling agricultural fields.