OJO IN THE NEWS

Su Casa Magazine – Spring, 2013

“About an hour north of Santa Fe lies the sprawling Ojo Caliente Mineral Springs Resort & Spa, whose waters have been deemed sacred by Native Americans in Northern New Mexico. At Ojo Caliente, you can take advantage of elegant, relaxing accommodations over several days, or make it a day trip from your home base in Santa Fe.”

Albuquerque Journal North – April 4, 2013

Upgrades attract more visitors to historic resort. “If Antonio Joseph’s grandmother could see the Ojo Caliente Mineral Springs today, she wouldn’t recognize the place. Or maybe she would. If her spirit has been hovering over her ashes buried on the mesa top overlooking the first bathhouse that Joseph built in 1868, she’s seen a lot happen in almost a century — and especially in the last decade. More changes are on the way for the resort and spa, which attracted close to 100,000 visitors last year and employs 100 people full time — plus another 50 massage therapists kept on rotation — in this small northern New Mexico community just over the southern border into Taos County.”

THE Magazine - April 2013 Click to download a PDF of the article

Soak Them Bones, Ojo Caliente Mineral Springs Resort & Spa. “Ojo Caliente Mineral Springs, a one-hour drive from Santa Fe, is one of the oldest natural health resorts in the United States. Its sulphur-free restorative geothermal mineral waters have been flowing from a volcanic aquifer for thousands of years; its eleven pools are filled with different types and combinations of mineral waters: iron, soda, arsenic, and lithia.”

Prevention Magazine Online – March 22, 2013

The 50 Healthiest Eco Spas In America. “First opening as a resort in 1868, Ojo has spent years formulating their signature spa treatment. Local herbs are first infused into hot towels, and then the treatment is built around ingredients from the native ecosystem. For example, the Native American Blue Corn and Prickly Pear Salt Scrub is a traditional Native American combination used to rub away impurities.”

Edible Santa Fe – April 2013 Click to download a PDF of the article

“On a moonless New Mexico night, stars, like cacophony, ring out in the night sky with articulate constellations and anoisy band of Milky Way. Floating in mineral spring at Ojo Caliente makes this concert of galactic majesty a transcendent experience. Rock, water, body, air, sky, and the infinitude of the universe, in this moment, resonate a kind of natural perfection it’s easy to forget in the day-today city life—it is both one of the finest and most authentic experiences Northern New Mexico has to offer.”

New Mexico Magazine – April 2013

Craftsman Era Oasis: The Artesia Restaurant, Ojo Caliente. “Nestled in a valley west of the Sangre de Cristos, on the edge of the village of Ojo Caliente, is the Ojo Caliente Resort and Spa. In 1868, Antonio Joseph, the first Territorial Representative of New Mexico to serve in Congress, build the bathhouse on the site of Ojo’s hot springs, revered since ancient times as healing waters.”

New Mexico Business First – March 29, 2013

Ojo Caliente continues multi-million dollar upgrades, expansion. “Northern New Mexico’s award-winning Ojo Caliente Mineral Springs Resort & Spa is set to launch into spring with several improvements as part of a non going multi-million dollar upgrade and expansion. The new improvements include a new mud pool and lithium pool and upgrades to the bathhouse. Ojo officials said they have been using in-house contractors and various area sub-contractors to perform the work.”

Mountain Meetings Magazine – Spring, 2013

Outrageous Outdoor Adventures. “Taos, N.M., one of the West’s most storied and historic settings, allows participants to reflect best practices and teamwork. Begin the day at Ojo Caliente Mineral Springs Resort & Spa,where the out-of-the-ordinary character of this natural setting encourages participants to abandon stress and connect to a tranquil energy where ideas flow and bonds are formed.”

The Debbie Nigro Radio Show – March 22, 2013

“Ojo Caliente Mineral Springs Resort & Spa: Romantic Travel Destinations for Spring Break”

KTXD TV – February 2013

“Ojo Caliente Mineral Springs Resort & Spa: Romantic Travel Destinations for Spring Break”

Insider Magazine Radio Show – February 2013

“Ojo Caliente Mineral Springs Resort & Spa for Valentine’s Day”

Honeymoons.com – February 2013

“Sink into the rejuvenating hot mineral springs, be pampered with an invigorating massage or soothe tired muscles with a warm mud bath...the Native American-inspired treatments are your honeymoon ticket for pure serenity with a couples' spa day at the Ojo Caliente Mineral Springs Resort & Spa.”

Focus Daily News – February 2013

Valentine’s Day: Stay Home and Visit the Fairmont Dallas or Venture Away for Love. “It’s definitely romanticis Santa Fe, New Mexico. A special place called Ojo Caliente Mineral Springs Resort and Spa sits in between Santa Fe and Taos and was opened in 1868. During the entire month of February they are offering what is called Month of Love with packages offering Custom Massages, yoga classes, intimate private outdoor pool with kiva fireplace, abottle of wine or sparkling cider and house made chocolate truffles all enjoyed during an overnight stay.”

New Mexico Business First – January 4, 2013

Tourism industry doesn’t freeze up during winter. “Spas in the Santa Fe area continue to do well throughout the winter, and many pick up business from skiers who are finished with the slopes for the day, said Jennifer Hinsley, a spokeswoman for the Inn and Spa at Loretto and Body of Santa Fe as well as the nearby Ojo Caliente Mineral Springs Resort and Spa.”

Ski Country Magazine – 2013

Hot Springs & Cold Spots: Taking the Waters. “Ojo Caliente: One of the country’s oldest hot springs brough tothers: Cabeza de Vaca, Utes, Comanches and Navajos were drawn here by the water. In Winter, the largest public pool is covered. Hiking tails have been expanded too. Take a super scenic hike before taking the waters.”

Travel + Leisure.com – November 2012

Featured Santa Fe Getaway! “For centuries, this high-desert community’s mineral springs have been sought out for their healing properties. Come here for a reinvigorating yet relaxing retreat: Bask in the warmth of the waters and take yoga lessons or go for gentle hikes. Wind down your days by dining at the resort’s organic restaurant, or enjoying an evening soak in a private outdoor hot tub near a crackling kiva fireplace.”

Chicago Tribune – November 26, 2012

Top 10 Travel destinations for skiers and non-skiers: 8. Taos, New Mexico. “For non-snow activities, Taos is a long-standing center for wellness treatments and bodywork practitioners. A popular spot for these practices is Ojo Caliente Mineral Springs, where sulphur-free, geothermal mineral waters flow from a subterranean volcanic aquifer.”

DallasNews.com – November 2, 2012

5 day trips from Santa Fe. “One of the coolest places in northern New Mexico also is one of the hottest. Ojo Caliente HotSprings Resort is about an hour from Santa Fe and a great place to spend a day just relaxing in the various mineral waters.”

SnowShoeMag.com – October 3, 2012

Ojo Caliente Mineral Springs Resort & Spa Offers Steamy Après-Ski Experience. “The historic high desert resort located in the middle of O’Keeffe country, is one of Northern New Mexico’s most desirable après-ski destinations.”

Cosmetics.SupplySideInsights.com – October 2012

Fabulous Beauty Product Launches. “Sure the Mica Creme is sort of the star of Ojo Caliente Mineral Springs Resort & Spa's new signature body care line; but favorites aside, the entire new collection is a New Mexican treat.”

DiscoverSpas.com – September 25, 2012

Ojo Caliente Mineral Spring’s Mica Creme Sparkles for the Holidays. “The resort has captured the natural, healing elements of the high desert in their new, organic signature body care line. The shining star of the product line is the one-of-akind, sparkling Mica Creme that uses the glittery mineral harvested directly from the Mica Caves at Ojo Caliente.”

NewBeauty.com – August 27, 2012

The Latest Spa Trend: Bottle Service, Elemental Zen. “Developed with the help of a Santa Fe master herbalist, Ojo Caliente Mineral Springs Resort & Spa natural and organic signature body care line features nine products of custom-blended scentsderived from pure essential oils, and wild-crafted herbs and plants like yucca root, calendula and geranium, indigenous to Northern New Mexico.”

PeterGreenberg.Com – August 13, 2012

Girlfriend Getaways. Hiking, Galleries, and Natural Spas in Santa Fe, Unpretentious Pampering. “For a decidedly New Mexican approach to the spa venture an hour out of Santa Fe to Ojo Caliente Mineral Springs Resort & Spa, the first natural health spa in the country. Set into cliffs, you’ll feel like you’ve entered one of the Western art paintings you saw on Canyon Road.”

New Beauty.com — August 7, 2012

12 Awe-Inspiring Resort Pools, Sacred Waters. “Like everything else at Ojo Caliente Mineral Springs, which features one ofthe oldest spas in the nation, the resort’s Kiva Pool is steeped in the unique ancient heritage of the surrounding area … the private pool’s design is based on the traditional kivas used as gathering places for sacred rituals by the local Pueblo Indians.”

Pulse Magazine – August 2012

New Spa Resources. “Ojo Caliente Mineral Springs Resort & Spa has recently introduced its natural and organic signature body care line, which features a shimmery Mica Crème and nine products in either Desert Rain or Desert Sage custom-blend scents.The two scents are derived from pure essential oils, and wild-crafted herbs and plants indigenous to Northern New Mexico. All of the products are paraben-free, sulfate-free, up to 93 percent organic, not tested on animals, and are free of toxic and synthetic chemical ingredients.”

Sunset Magazine – Weekend Trips 2012

“An overhaul has spruced up the historic Ojo Caliente Mineral Springs Resort & Spa – Circa 1868, one of the oldest in the country – without sacrificing its retro charm … the resort’s waters and spectacular scenery draw 80,000 soak-seekers. Ojo is the only hot springs in the world with four kinds of natural mineral springs – lithia, iron, arsenic, and soda.”

Santa Fean Magazine – August/September 2012

Makeover Magic. “While smaller in scale, developments at Ojo Caliente Mineral Springs Resort & Spa will make visits to the get away spot, 50 miles north of Santa Fe, all the sweeter. Guests can soak in a new pool – the Kiva, filled with arsenic and iron mineral waters – and nourish their skin with organic, all-natural body care products from the Ojo Signature line found in guest rooms and for sale in the resort’s gift shop.”

USA Today – June 2012

Things to Do Near Ojo Caliente, NM. “Ancient civilizations and Spanish explorers in the 1500s used the soothing hot springsin Ojo Caliente, New Mexico. Today, people still come to relax in the mineral waters that supposedly have restorative powers. Visitors will find recreation and museums within an hour’s drive. Ojo Caliente sits in the northern part of the state near the Colorado border, 37 miles southwest of Taos and 56 miles north of Santa Fe.”

Women’s Adventure Magazine – Summer 2012

“Ojo Caliente Mineral Springs Resort & Spa, just a 40-minute drive from downtown Taos, is well worth the visit. Hike or mountain bike the recently mapped adjoining trails of NM and National Forest lands, then have lunch at the Artesian Restaurant.”

DaySpa Magazine – July 2012

“When Ojo Caliente owner Jen Scott teamed up with local master herbalist Tomas Enos, owner of Santa Fe-based Milagro herbsin January of 2011, the team’s primary goal was to capture a “sense of place”—to harness the rich high desert, bottle it up and offer it to spa clients.”

Pulse Magazine – June 2012

Market Sustainability and Medicinal Benefits. “The owners of Ojo Caliente Mineral Springs Resort and Spa, who refer to themselves as ‘stewards of Ojo, began a multi-million dollar renovation in 2005 which wrapped up last year.”

Santa Fe Reporter Annual Manual – 2012/2013

5 Day Trips/Ojo Caliente. Santa Fe is supposed to be relaxing, but if you’re edgy to the point that puppies avoid you, maybe it’stime for a little R-and-R, just a short hour’s drive away in Ojo Caliente.”

Santa Fe New Mexican Bienvenidos – 2012

Road Trippin’ Northern New Mexico/Coup de Spa. “After a day of hiking, you may feel like a good soak and excellent dinner. Ojo Caliente Mineral Springs Resort & Spa, set on 1,100 secluded acres, is slightly more than 32 miles round trip out of your way and well worth the detour.”

Culture Tripper – May 16, 2012

Across the Rio Grande Gorge, south to the ancient hot springs and modern spa at Ojo Caliente, spectacular Georgia O’Keeffe country, sophisticated Santa Fe and welcoming Albuquerque. And we did it all on the one tank of gas we left the airport with!”

Travel & Escape – May 16, 2012

“At Ojo Caliente, a historic site that’s now a resort and spa, we shower off red dust and soak our road-cramped muscles in the steaming cliffside pools. The hot springs at Ojo have been held sacred by Northern Pueblo tribal communities for nearly 3,000 years and we feel the water’s history and restorative power as we bathe.”

Southwest Travel & Beyond – May 3, 2012

“Hot springs and New Mexico—are those two items on your boomer travel list? In today’s guest post, Billie Frank of The Santa Fe Traveler introduces us to Ojo Caliente Mineral Springs and Spa.”

Outside Magazine Online – May 1, 2012

One of The Best Desert Getaways. “Ojo Caliente, New Mexico A layer of snow might fall here through the end of April, but this town’s sulfur-free, geothermal mineral waters flow from a subterranean volcanic aquifer that can heat up to 109 degrees—and that should keep you plenty warm. Sitting roughly halfway between Taos and Santa Fe on U.S. 285, Ojo Caliente has been a spa oasis ever since the ancestors of today’s Native American Tewa tribes built pueblos surrounding the hot springs in the 15th century.”

Ladies Home Journal – May 2012

“Ojo Caliente Mineral Springs Resort & Spa is a desert oasis outside Santa Fe with hot mineral pools, yoga classes, a spa and nearby hiking trails.

Watchboom – May 2012

“In the arid, cactus-strewn hills of northern New Mexico lies Ojo Caliente, an isolated hot springs resort where the rest of theworld fades to distant memory. For years, it was a rustic retreat where pools were carved out of rock and people walked around in their ratty bathrobes and flimsy flip-flops from home.”

Natural Awakenings – May 2012

“Adding to its extensive line of therapeutic and restorative spa treatments, Ojo Caliente Mineral Springs Resort & Spa has recently introduced the Ancient Echoes Massage. “

Embark – April 9, 2012

“Our muscles in dire need of a soothing soak, we spent a few hours at Ojo Caliente Mineral Springs Resort and Spa, trying out the different pools–the Lithia, Iron, Soda and Arsenic–which vary in minerals, benefits and temperatures. We also spent some family time in a private outdoor pool with a gorgeous kiva fireplace and the mountains just behind us.”

Travel Squire – April 2012

“A spa is a spa is a spa, or is it? Today, any place that offers massage and body therapies calls itself that. Originally, the termmeant a place with therapeutic waters. Ojo Caliente Mineral Springs Resort & Spa, with hot mineral waters coming out of the ground, is a true spa.”

Discover New Mexico – 2012

“Just north of Santa Fe, you’ll find Ojo Caliente Mineral Springs’ secluded sanctuary. Deemed sacred by Native Americans, these legendary waters have been soothing body, mind & spirit naturally for centuries. Ojo is the only hot springs in the world with four different, sulphur-free, geothermal, mineral waters.”

The Santa Fe Travelers – April 16, 2012

When you hear the word “spa” what comes to mind? If you’re a purist, you think of a place where mineral water and bathing is involved. For some, it is a place for massages and a range of luxurious body treatments; for some it is a place to relax and rejuvenate. You can have it all at Ojo Caliente Mineral Springs Resort and Spa.”

New Mexico Magazine – March 2012

“Putting the Aaah in Spa, Ojo Caliente Mineral Springs Resort and Spa Ancient Echoes Massage. Slough off the winter blues with one of these rejuvenating spa treatments. Situated on more than 1,000 acres amid National Forest and public lands, Ojo Caliente is the only hot-spring resort in the world with four different types of sulfur-free mineral water.”

American Salon – February 2012

“A new treatment at New Mexico’s Ojo Caliente Mineral Spring Resort & Spa called Ancient Echoes massage is designed tohelp relieve stress using a blend of Ayurvedic and Western massage and energy techniques.”