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Spectacular and developing quickly, the San Luis Valley of Southern Colorado is among the largest montane valleys in the world, and impressive by any standard. It is in part renowned as the location where the first waters of the Rio Grande descend from the Colorado Rockies, arriving initially in Colorado, but quickly moving into Northern New Mexico. These waters have been exploited by a variety of settlers: Native Americans first, then Hispanic arrivals beginning in the 17th century, and more recently, Mormons and other Anglo-American farmers. The disputes over access to land, water, wildlife (for hunting), and violence associated with these disputes is ongoing. Yet it remains difficult and rare country.
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