Why "Truchas"?

Truchas has a number of meanings.  It is a set of peaks in the southern Sangre de Cristo range in New Mexico.  Beneath the jagged peaks, which kind of resemble the dorsal fins of trout, a tiny stream--Rio Truchas--trickles down and sometimes reaches the Rio Grande itself.  In this stream a small population of Rio Grande Cutthroat trout (in Spanish, truchas) cling to life despite the challenges remote mountain trout face these days.

Along its way, the little Rio runs through the village of Truchas, an old and well loved community in the shadow of the Truchas Peaks.  Farmers, artists, and long rooted families live here along the High Road to Taos.

To native northern New Mexicans, Truchas often means the town or the general region under the peaks.  To West Texas and New Mexico Spanish speakers, 'truchas' sometimes means something like 'look out!', as in when you are about to get caught doing something you shouldn't be.  But if you look in a Spanish dictionary, truchas means 'trout'.

TRUCHAS IS ABOUT THE TROUT

Truchas was founded by a fly fishing guide and avid supporter of trout conservation.  WE LOVE TROUT.  If trout in New Mexico could talk, there is a good chance they would call themselves truchas.  While we love the village and the beauty of the area, and we are inspired by the Truchas Peaks, for us Truchas is about the trout, especially the wild and native trout of New Mexico and beyond.