Photography is forbidden inside and outside the San Estevan del Rey mission at Sky City Acoma. There is a simple reason - the Acoma Pueblo culture authorities do not want visitors to leave with their best photos of the mission sanctuary showing up the contrast between the beautiful style and design of the Spanish invaders compared to the uninspired development of the pueblo township over a thousand years. So many Pueblo Indians died at the hands of the Spanish or were forced to convert to Christianity and that still leaves a lingering black episode in their culture!
