Map of Chama village

Chama is a village in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 1,022 at the 2010 census. The village is located in the Rocky Mountains about 7 miles (11 km) south of the Colorado–New Mexico border.

Chama village overview:
Name:	Chama village
LSAD Code:	47
LSAD Description:	village (suffix)
State:	New Mexico
County:	Rio Arriba County
Elevation:	7,871 ft (2,399 m)
Total Area:	2.91 sq mi (7.54 km²)
Land Area:	2.88 sq mi (7.46 km²)
Water Area:	0.03 sq mi (0.08 km²)
Total Population:	917
Population Density:	318.29/sq mi (122.91/km²)
ZIP code:	87520
Area code:	575
FIPS code:	3513970
GNISfeature ID:	0902207
Website:	http://chamavillage.com/

Online Interactive Map

Chama online map. Source: Basemap layers from Google Map, Open Street Map (OSM), Arcgisonline, Wmflabs. Boundary Data from Database of Global Administrative Areas.

Chama location map. Where is Chama village?

Chama location on the U.S. Map. Where is Chama village. — Chama location on the U.S. Map.

Chama location on the New Mexico map. Where is Chama village. — Location of Chama in New Mexico.

History

Chama is the western terminus of the Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad, a steam-driven, narrow gauge heritage railway which carries visitors to and from Osier, Colorado, and Antonito, Colorado, during the summer months. It is the remaining 64 mile portion of the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad’s San Juan Extension built in the 1880s between Alamosa, Colorado, and Durango, Colorado. The route was abandoned in the late 1960s and the tracks from Chama westward to Durango were torn up soon afterwards.

The Chama train depot
Two DRGW locomotives waiting to be serviced at the Chama engine house, 1967.
Cumbres & Toltec train in downtown Chama.
Northwest Field Team Leader Norm Vigil (red) and Soil Conservationist Jill Jensen (blue) provide grazing recommendations for a ranch that specializes in raising elk for hunting. Chama, New Mexico; 2011.

Chama Road Map

Chama city Satellite Map

Geography

Chama is located at 36°53′41″N 106°35′4″W / 36.89472°N 106.58444°W / 36.89472; -106.58444 (36.894777, -106.584406), on the Rio Chama, 6.5 miles (10 km) south of the Colorado border. According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 2.6 square miles (6.7 km), all of it land.