  We present a study of charge density wave (CDW) ordering in CeTe$_3$ at room
temperature using a scanning tunneling microscope and Raman spectroscopy. Two
characteristic CDW ordering wavevectors obtained from the Fourier analysis are
assessed to be $|{\bf \textbf{c}}^\ast-{\bf q}|=4.19\,{\rm nm}^{-1}$ and $|{\bf
q}|=10.26\,{\rm nm}^{-1}$ where $|{\bf c}^\ast| = 2\pi/c$ is the reciprocal
lattice vector. The scanning tunneling spectroscopy measurements, along with
inelastic light (Raman) scattering measurements, show a CDW gap $\Delta_{\rm
max}$ of approximately 0.37 eV. In addition to the CDW modulation, we observe
an organization of the Te sheet atoms in an array of alternating V- and N-
groups along the CDW modulation, as predicted in the literature.
