Route 66 Gateway to the Moon

Route 66 Gateway to the Moon

ROUTE 66 IMAGE COLLECTION
The ruins of an old bulding in the tiny historic village of Puerto de Luna, New Mexico. In Spanish Puerto de luna means “gateway to the moon”. This photo taken during a scenic side trip just 10 miles south of Route 66 on Highway 91.

Puerto de Luna was the Guadalupe County seat in the 1880s but the size of the community dwindled as the town of Santa Rosa grew and the county seat was moved there. Now only about 200 people live in Puerto de Luna.

A bit of trivia: In 1880 on Christmas Eve, Billy the Kid, in the custody of Pat Garrett, was served his last Christmas dinner at the Territorial House in Puerto de Luna while being transported to trial.

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Route 66 Gateway to the Moon belongs to the following groups:

Route 66 - the Mother Road