Indian Pueblo Cultural Center announces contest winners

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The annual Pueblo Gingerbread Contest has wrapped up its 12th year. The Indian Pueblo Cultural Center (IPCC) uniquely celebrates Publeo culture during the holiday season with gingerbread.

“From renditions of Chaco Canyon to Pueblo churches, well-known landmarks, and private homes, we were awed by all the amazing submissions we’ve received this year,” said IPCC Guest Experience Director Michael Lucero in a news release. “We want to thank this year’s participants for their hard work. This contest allows us to celebrate the season with an age-old tradition of creating a gingerbread house while also continuing to educate and showcase the Pueblo culture through architecture and Pueblo life.”

Contestants used candy, chocolate, marshmallows, gram crackers, jelly beans, etc to create pueblo gingerbread houses. This year they had 29 entries which was three more than what they had last year.

Participants were divided into four categories. Below are this year’s winners:

• Children’s Category: 1^st Place: Preston; 2^nd Place: Aurora; 3^rd Place: Daphne Hubler
• Kids Category: 1^st Place: Georgia Griebel; 2^nd Place: Aspen Griebel; 3^rd Place: Keilani Chavez
• Adult Category: 1^st Place: Sacheen Suazo; 2^nd Place: Ellen Powell; 3^rd Place: Collin Cheromiah
• Senior Category: 1^st Place: Christobal Cordova; 2^nd Place: Daniel St Arnold; 3^rd Place: Doris Moore

Below is gallery of the winners:

The Pueblo gingerbread houses will remain displayed at the center through Jan. 6.

The Pueblo gingerbread houses will remain displayed at the center through Jan. 6.