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Bandelier in Pueblo country

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written by Bernard Léchot · 26 June 2024 · 0 comment

Frijoles Canyon, born of a tributary of the Rio Grande. A stone's throw from Los Alamos, but a long way from Robert Oppenheimer's «Manhattan Project». Rocky walls of tuff and pitted with holes that, at the foot of the pink cliffs, the Anasazi Indians, ancestors of the Pueblos, enlarged to make troglodytic dwellings. The Bandelier National Monument in New Mexico (USA) has a surprisingly Swiss name. It's a tribute to a native of Bern, Adolph Francis Alphonse Bandelier (1840-1914), who had a passion for pre-Columbian archaeology...

Frijoles Canyon, New Mexico (USA). Photo: Bernard Léchot for Le Regard Libre Frijoles Canyon, New Mexico (USA). Photo: Bernard Léchot for Le Regard Libre Frijoles Canyon, New Mexico (USA). Photo: Bernard Léchot for Le Regard Libre You've just read a photo essay published in our print edition (Le Regard Libre N°107).

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Bernard Léchot
Bernard Léchot

Singer-songwriter, music producer, voice-over artist and photographer, Bernard Léchot delivers his monthly photo-reportage for Le Regard Libre.