Saltillo in Albuquerque, NM

Saltillo is a single-family subdivision on Albuquerque's West Side, in the 87114 ZIP code on the northwest mesa. Paul Allen Homes developed it under the green-built program the company became known for in New Mexico, and the houses read as one generation of construction rather than a patchwork. A homeowners association governs the shared property. Piedras Marcadas Canyon, where a basalt escarpment carries one of the largest petroglyph concentrations in the national monument, lies close by.

Saltillo Homeowners Association Inc. was incorporated in August 2006 and governs the subdivision's shared property. HOAMCO, an association management company with a northwest Albuquerque office, handles the administration. Dues are billed quarterly and cover the common areas and road maintenance, which keeps landscaping and street upkeep on the association's books rather than a homeowner's.

The open space is reached from the Las Marcadas lot on Jill Patricia Street, off Golf Course Road south of Paradise Boulevard. The trail there is undeveloped and there are no facilities at the trailhead; the canyon is open sunrise to sunset.