Location

Truchas

NM-76, Truchas, NM 87578

1 production

Access notes

A village on the High Road to Taos at about 8,000 feet, with galleries and a historic church. Streets are narrow and most buildings are private homes.

Parking

Roadside parking along NM-76.

Filmed Here

The Milagro Beanfield War

What Was Filmed Here

The Milagro Beanfield War· 1988

The village of Milagro

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Village of Truchas with the Truchas Peaks in the distance — Matthew Kowal · CC BY-SA 4.0

What happened here

Truchas played Milagro, the northern New Mexico village whose water rights drive the story. The high-road setting and the adobe church are on screen throughout.

Trivia

Redford chose a real village over a set, and the production's presence in Truchas became part of the film's own local history.