| Welcome to Des Montes If you want the serene pasture views of El Salto and the Taos Mountains to enjoy the best of the Taos life style Des Montes offers a variety of fine homes, horse property, farming and lush land to plan you dream home. This well sought after area is truly Taos' green belt. Open spaces with Orchards, water rights and irrigated land make a perfect setting for peaceful living. Bring your horses and plant your garden. Luxury homes, ranches, permanent or vacation home are in the prime in this area! Home values are stable and typically homes range from the $400,000- 700,000's. Des Montes makes a superb location for the ski enthusiast that want a little milder climate than the 9500 ft base of Taos Ski Valley and the convenience of a short drive to either the charming little town of Arroyo Seco for Abe's chile and a beer, fantastic quizzing or "the Cow " homemade ice cream. if you want to find more entertainment Des montes is conveniently located just minutes away from Taos Galleries shopping, entertainment and fine dining. Enjoy exciting world class skiing and hiking in just 15 minutes at Taos Ski Valley or browse the quaint town of Arroyo Seco for shopping and culinary delights such as Taos Cow ice cream or some of Abe's famous green chile and tamales. For the latest in Des Montes Real estate please contact me lizjamis@newmex.com for best of Des Montes. Historically a rural farming area you can find the Mayrodomo here. The land was farmed and pastures were connected by a blood life line of water ways called acequias. Today the participants still share the water for fees and physical maintenance of cleaning the ditches of obstructions. Water rights determine the set days and amount of water given to a land owner to help irrigate their crops. It is an old practiced way that is vital to grow our food. ![]() ![]() |