Chama is an unincorporated community and U.S. Post Office in Costilla County, Colorado, United States. The ZIP Code of the Chama Post Office is 81126.[3]

Chama, Colorado
Unincorporated community
County Road L.7 in Chama.
Chama, Colorado Location within the state of Colorado
Coordinates: 37°09′46″N 105°22′30″W
Country	United States
State	State of Colorado
Counties	Costilla County[1]
Established	1860[2]
Elevation [1]	8,179 ft (2,493 m)
Population
• Total	Approx.63
Time zone	UTC-7 (MST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP Code[3]	81126
Area code	(719)

History

Chama is located in the Rio Culebra valley which is part of the Sangre de Cristo Land Grant was awarded to the family of Carlos Beaubien in 1843 by the government of New Mexico. The town of Chama was established by settlers from Chamita, New Mexico, in 1860.[2] The Chama Post Office opened on May 3, 1907.[4] The Chama school was taken down between the years of 1999 and 2001.

Description

Most of Chama's houses are made of adobe. Many of them are very old. There are also a lot of rocks and "chamiso" sagebrush in Chama. The community lies at the foot of the Culebra Ranch.

Geography

Chama is located at 37°09′46″N 105°22′30″W (37.162916,-105.375023).

See also

• Outline of Colorado
  • Index of Colorado-related articles
• State of Colorado
  • Colorado cities and towns
  • Colorado counties
    • Costilla County, Colorado
• Old Spanish National Historic Trail
• San Luis Valley

References

External links

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