Totavi, New Mexico

Totavi is an unincorporated community in Santa Fe County, New Mexico, United States along New Mexico Highway 502. It is the location of a Tewa Market & Fuel, operated by San Ildefonso Pueblo, the only buildings in the community.

History
Totavi (Tewa, "quail") was founded in 1948 as a trailer park for construction workers expanding the nearby Los Alamos National Laboratory and the adjoining townsite of Los Alamos, with a post office from that date until 1953.

Geography


Totavi has an elevation of 5781 ft and is located in Bayo Canyon. Located nearby is the Totavi Lentil, part of the Puye Formation.