West Old Town in Albuquerque in Bernalillo County, New Mexico — The American Mountains (Southwest)
The Healers Garden
Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, August 25, 2021
1. The Healers Garden Marker
El Jardin de la Curandera
Healers Garden
From historic to more recent times, nearly every New Mexican village supported a resident curandera, a traditional healer, more often a woman than a man. The curandera used hands, heart, intellect, herbs and faith to help relieve suffering and restore health to the people. Her knowledge of plants and their medicinal properties was passed along from generation to generation. Her garden was the mountains, valleys, plains and riverbanks. Her remedies were a synthesis of Old and New World cultural beliefs and herbal remedies.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Hispanic Americans • Science & Medicine.
Location. 35° 5.625′ N, 106° 40.948′ W. Marker is in Albuquerque, New Mexico, in Bernalillo County. It is in West Old Town. It can be reached from Central Avenue SW north of Tingley Drive SW, on the left when traveling north. The marker is at the entrance to the Healers Garden at ABQBioPark, west of the aquarium. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Albuquerque NM 87104, United States of America.
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Regionally, this marker is in the American Southwest. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain and also the Republic of Texas.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Hedges Farm (within shouting distance of this marker); Rio Grande Heritage Farm (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Vineyard (about 600 feet away); The Heritage Orchard (about 600 feet away); G-Scale Railroads (about 600 feet away); Old Town History (approx. 0.7 miles away); San Felipe de Alburquerque (approx. 0.7 miles away); Sister Blandina Convent (approx. 0.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Albuquerque.
Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, August 25, 2021
2. The Healers Garden Marker
The marker is at the entrance to the Healers Garden at the ABQBioPark.
Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, August 25, 2021
3. La Curandera y Su Jardin
This 1998 sculpture by Reynaldo Rivera is found in the Healers Garden at ABQBioPark.
Credits. This page was last revised on February 2, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 27, 2021, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 507 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 27, 2021, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia.
