Vocabulario / Vocabulary

las acequias ditches for water transport from highlands to lowland fields

el arroyo streams that normally are dry for one half of the year except in the rainy season

la costumbre cultural traditions shared among Hispanic people

el llano plain/flat area of land

la mesa plateau or mountain tabletop formation

las placitas Hispanic settlements around plazas

la plaza central area in a town or villa where people gather

los pueblos Native American villages around the Río Grande

los ranchos farms and ranches of Hispanic people

Río Grande the principal river running through New Mexico

las sierras mountain ranges

el valle valley