In 1844, a Mexican land grant covered an 80,000-acre ranch; access fight continues centuries later

{}The Cielo Vista Ranch in Colorado is at the centre of a land dispute dating to the 1844 Sangre de Cristo Land Grant. The 80,000-acre property has been the subject of decades of legal battles over access rights for land grant heirs. Governor Jared Polis has now appointed Ken Salazar as a special envoy to help the heirs, community and property owner find a way forward.