Chama Colorado

Chama is an unincorporated community and U.S. Post Office in Costilla County, Colorado, United States. 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 …
Chama is an unincorporated community and U.S. Post Office in Costilla County, Colorado, United States. 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. The Chama Post Office opened on May 3, 1907. The Chama school was taken down between the years of 1999 and 2001.
  • Established: 1860
  • Elevation: 8,186 ft (2,495 m)
  • Country: United States
  • State: State of Colorado
  • Counties: Costilla County
  • ZIP Code: 81126
  • Area code: (719)

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