Place:Tierra Amarilla, Rio Arriba, New Mexico, United States

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NameTierra Amarilla
Alt namesLas Nutriassource: USGS, GNIS Digital Gazetteer (1994) GNIS35023336
Litsoisource: USGS, GNIS Digital Gazetteer (1994) GNIS35023336
Nantsejiwebu'usource: USGS, GNIS Digital Gazetteer (1994) GNIS35023336
TypeTown
Coordinates36.7°N 106.533°W
Located inRio Arriba, New Mexico, United States
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Tierra Amarilla is a census-designated place in and the county seat of Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, United States.[1]

Tierra Amarilla is Spanish for "Yellow Earth". The name refers to clay deposits found in the Chama River Valley and used by Native American peoples.[2][3] Tewa and Navajo toponyms for the area also refer to the yellow clay.[2]

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