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	Just minutes from where Georgia O’Keeffe’s home and surroundings breathed life into her masterpieces lies Rio Abajo Rio.
Inspired by a book on Argentinean estancias, Marsha Mason built her home as deliberately as she nurtured the land. Taking two years to complete, the main house encircles a central courtyard and a fountain – a classic estancia. It hugs the earth – a long, screened portal overlooks the fields and ponds, mountains and sky. The home’s traditional Spanish-European elements comfortably take their place within New Mexico’s ethnic mix. Stone door and window surrounds, intricate ironwork, beamed ceilings, Spanish-tiled floors, artisan-designed doors from Spain, Italy, and India, and fireplaces from Europe detail airy rooms. Thick adobe walls keep summers cool and winters warm. "