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A View of The Air Vent of a Kiva at Quarai

A View of The Air Vent of a Kiva at Quarai

Pictured is a square kiva within the walls of the Spanish church at Quarai. The kiva possessed an air vent (pictured) which allowed clean air into the main structure during religious ceremonies and gatherings.
Galleries: 1565 to 1821: Spanish Colonization in Florida and American Southwest, Christian Churches, Quarai Ruins
Keywords: Quarai, Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument, Spanish churches, Spanish missions, adobe, kivas, mission, pueblo, sandstone, walls
Photo Location: Quarai Ruins, 8 miles northwest of Mountainair, NM
Photographer: Dr. Roy Winkelman
Date of Photo: 03/18/2014
Device Make: Canon
Device Model: Canon EOS 5D Mark II
Exposure Time: 0.025
F Number: 22
Original Dimensions: 5616×3744
Picture Orientation: Landscape
GPS Coordinates: 34°35'45.27"N 106°17'45.92"W
Picture Number: 26629