The cemetery surrounding the Rose of Lima Chapel has weathered the years much better than the church, which has no windows, no door, and no roof. Cactus and saplings are growing in what used to be the sanctuary.

This shot is taken looking straight up one of the window frames. The header is wired into the rock walls; the ends of the wires are visible in the photo.

A marker at the cemetery gate says the chapel was in use from the early 1800s until 1907.

Rose of Lima Chapel
Santa Rosa, New Mexico