Traders at Junta de los Rios, a cultural crossroads on the Rio Grande. Native peoples from both sides of the river, from simple hunter-gatherers to sophisticated puebloans, may have exchanged not only goods but also traditions and ideas. Note the elaborate body ornamentation depicted in this 1994 painting by artist Feather Radha, shown in Restaurante Lobby's OK in Ojinaga, Mexico. Courtesy Elsa Socorro Arroyo.
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