Chimayó was founded near the end of the 17th century by Spanish settlers in a fertile valley nourished by the Santa Cruz River and protected by the surrounding foothills. The settlers became experts in farming, stock raising and wool weaving. The descendants of those early settlers are still expert in many of the traditions.

Chimayó is famous for high-quality weaving, red chile, horse and sheep raising, and fruit orchards. Chimayó is also famous for the traditional Hispanic and Tewa Indian arts including wood carving, retablos, bultos, tin working, the weaving of colchas, and pottery.

Chimayo is also the site of El Santuario de Chimayo, also known as the Lourdes of America, and is one of thirteen most visited spiritual shrines in the world. For many, Chimayó is the starting point and most important stop on the High Road to Taos, through high alpine forests of dark ponderosa pine and golden aspen and tiny, ancient adobe communities nestled in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains.

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