Lake Scott State Park
Lake Scott State Park is the site of a ruined Taos Pueblo. The Taos arrived in western Kansas in 1664. After having escaped the Spanish colonial rule in New Mexico. They formed an alliance with a group of Plains Apache. The Taos Indians built the protective pueblos and an irrigation system from a nearby spring to water their crops. The settlement, known as El Cuartelejo, was occupied for 20 years before the builders returned to their home territory. The pueblo was reoccupied in 1696 by a group of Picuri Indians. The Picuris were compelled to retreat to their homelands in colonial New Mexico ten years later.
Durango
As a rural, traditional state, agriculture is still the main economic activity for most of the population even though only ten percent of the land is suitable for crops and another fifteen percent can be used for pasture. The main crops include corn, beans, chili peppers, apples, alfalfa and sorghum. Fruits such as apples and pears are grown in Canatlán, Nuevo Ideal and Guatimapé; nuts in Nazas and San Juan del Rio: membrillo, apricots and peaches in Nombre de Dios. Most, and the most profitable, agriculture is concentrated in the Valleys region and this is concentrated in the municipalities of Guadalupe Victoria and Poanas. It is supported by its three main rivers: the Florida, the Alto Nazas and the Tunal-Mezquital, which have been dammed primarily for this purpose. Pastures in this area support large herds of cattle, much of which are exported to the United States. Sheep and goats are also raised here.