New Mexico Historic Sites, a division of the New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs, announced an upcoming 90-minute trail talk on native herbal and medicinal plants at the Coronado Historic Site. It also reminded visitors of the site’s extended hours.

According to a New Mexico Historic Sites announcement, the extended hours—now open from 6:30 am to 6:30 pm—will provide visitors a chance to see the site at sunrise and sunset, two of the most beautiful times of the day.

According to the New Mexico Historic Sites website, the Coronado Historic Site features the ruins of Kuaua Pueblo. In his quest for the Seven Cities of Gold, Francisco Vásquez de Coronado, accompanied by 500 soldiers and 2,000 Indigenous allies from New Spain, launched an expedition into the Rio Grande valley in 1540 from a location near this site.

According to the announcement, on August 4, the Yerba Mansa Project will also offer a 90-minute trail talk on native herbal and medicinal plants from 11 am to 12:30 pm. The Yerba Mansa Project, an Albuquerque-based community-supported non-profit organization, strives to connect people with plants and the land in the Middle Rio Grande Valley. The organization focuses on the health of ecologically and culturally important native edible and medicinal plants.

The announcement stated that New Mexico residents with an ID can enter the site for free on the first Sunday of each month.