Acequias

Sunday, November 1, 2026

Rain is falling over the valley this Sunday, with a high near 55 degrees, rain likely through the day, and sunset coming early at 5:05 PM now that the clocks have gone back. It is a good day to slow down, stay close to home, and look again at the place that has stood at the center of Questa longer than the village has carried its present name: the thick-walled adobe church on the old plaza, St. Anthony's.

In Questa, water is life, and for generations that water has arrived the communal way: through acequias. These irrigation ditches carry water from the Red River and Cabresto Creek to the fields and gardens of the village, shared among neighbors under a tradition far older than the town's current name.