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El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro National Historic TrailTwo children sit in bright sunshine next to earthen horno and chili bowl
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El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro National Historic Trail
Plan Your Visit
A group of people stand outside a historic church in Dona Ana, New Mexico
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People enjoy visiting the Nuestra Senora de la Candelaria Catholic Church in Doña Ana, New Mexico.
 

While the legislated El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro National Historic Trail extends 404 miles in Texas and New Mexico, the historic trail extended all the way to Mexico City. There are museums, historic sites, churches, and original trail segments located all along the length of the trail into Mexico.

To assist with your trip planning, contact information and locations of some trail-related sites and museums can be found at Places to Go in New Mexico and Places to Go in Texas.
Traces of a dirt road, El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro, stretch across a southern New Mexico desert landscape  

Did You Know?
Leading settlers and vast herds of livestock into New Mexico in 1598, Don Juan de Onate crossed the Rio Grande at what became El Paso. Onate then followed indigenous routes along the river, thus establishing the general route of El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro, which was used for almost 300 years.

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Last Updated: September 30, 2008 at 23:27 EST