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Iglesia de la Inmaculada Concepción

Costilla County

Iglesia de la Inmaculada Concepción is significant for Hispanic Heritage as the social and religious center for the Chama community. 

Iglesia de la Inmaculada Concepción among the trees.

Iglesia de la Inmaculada Concepción.

The church is the location for ongoing culture use and the site of repeated community gatherings since the community members constructed the church in 1938.  It meets the requirements under the Culebra River Villages of Costilla County Multiple Property Documentation Form.