Isleta Pueblo Chile-(Capsicum annuum)-The Native American Pueblo of Isleta is one of the largest of the 19 Pueblos of New Mexico. Like many other Pueblos there it is in the Rio Grande valley. It lies about 15 miles south of Albuquerque, New Mexico. This Pueblo has been in existence since the early 1400’s. In the 1500’s The Spanish named it Isleta which means “Little Island”. During the Pueblo revolt many fled to Arizona to live with the Hopi tribes. Later after the revolt many returned with Hopi wives and thus integrated the Hopi bloodlines into Isleta. The Isleta chile is very flavorful with much depth and has a nice sweetness. It ripens from green to red with broad shoulders near the stem. It averages 4 to 5 inches in length. Like other native chiles roasting is better when green. The Isleta chile plants average 3 to 4 feet tall.
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Isleta Pueblo Peppers
The Native American Pueblo of Isleta is one of the largest of the 19 Pueblos of New Mexico. Like many other Pueblos there it is in the Rio Grande valley. It lies about 15 miles south of Albuquerque, New Mexico. This Pueblo has been in existence since the early 1400’s. In the 1500’s The Spanish named it Isleta which means “Little Island”. During the Pueblo revolt many fled to Arizona to live with the Hopi tribes. Later after the revolt many returned with Hopi wives and thus integrated the Hopi bloodlines into Isleta.
The Isleta chile is very flavorful with much depth and has a nice sweetness. It ripens from green to red with broad shoulders near the stem. It averages 4 to 5 inches in length. Like other native chiles roasting is better when green. The Isleta chile plants average 3 to 4 feet tall.
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