Bring water, and your own shade .... and other Acoma Pueblo, NM Warning Or Danger Tips

Wandering Acoma today, the temperature was about 100F. Though a dry heat, precautions need to be taken to stay healthy and happy during your tour.

Bring water up with you on your tour (and not the little teeny bottles either). Wear a hat, or carry a parasol for portable shade, as natural shade simply doesn't exist up here. Buy more water while you wander if you need it.

At the beginning of the tour, our guide let us know to inform her if we were feeling weak in any way ..... so far that day she had 3 tourists pass out from the heat and dehydration - the last one being a large man. If you practice prevention, the odds of this happening to you are slim to none. But if you feel weak, let your guide know so he/she can help you to a safe position - or throw something under you as you fall down :)

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Please take the time to 'relieve yourself' while at the visitor center. There are no public facilities on the mesa.

Each family maintains its own outhouse, some more modern than others, and these outhouses are not for general use. So unless you want to urinate in front of your tour group, heed my warning ....... potty at the visitor center BEFORE your tour :)

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*Please stay on the pavement when descending from Sky City.
*Please stay within the plaza and street areas, stay from restricted areas, and where off-limit signs are posted. (Restricted areas: water cisterns, cliff edges, behind the church).
*Absolutely no video recorders/cameras are allowed at any time, and no still picture taking allowed on special feast days only.
*Please keep off homes, kivas, ladders, especially those that are ancient and in ruins.
*Please keep clear of dancers, as Acoma dances symbolize a special honor for a special day.
*Please restrain your children, and advise them of the requirements when visiting the Pueblo.
*When you leave, please stay on the highway, as camping, hiking or climbing rock formations are prohibited.
*Please place all trash in proper receptacles.
*Follow the directions provided by your tour guide for additional rules while in Acoma

From the referenced website.

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