This camo'd bison tube is outside this Community Cemetery.
This old Hispanic Community was settled in the early 19th Century and the Post Office was established in 1870. This Community is now the home of many artists. A College ,Northern NM College, was started here many years ago and now the main campus is in Espanola. They do have a nice observatory.
It was originally known as El Rito Colorado, "The Red Creek", taking its name from the creek that passes throught the Village. Tewa Indians called the El Rito Region "pink below place" for the El Rito Mountains, known to them as the pink mountains.
Spirit caches are a series placed at or near NM Cemeteries in hopes of paying respect to the Pioneer Ancestors having "gone" on before us, and, possibly picking up a bit of history on the area.