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Covid-19 | Face Mask

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Whereas I may have read too much sci-fi as a child, face masks are an obvious response to a global pandemic. However, there is...

FLAVORS OF NEW MEXICO

Delivered to your door

It is difficult (or impossible) to get well-loved specialty food items from New Mexico once you leave the state. Blue corn meal, green and red chile snacks, masa, sopapilla mix, and chicos aren't common fare in other parts of the country. However, there are local businesses who make outstanding products and happily ship nationwide.

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"It is not a country of light on things. It is a country of things in light."

Recent Articles

Covid-19 | School Meal Sites

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Compiling Covid-19 information and resources for New Mexicans. However, if you are aware of additional programs, resources, etc., or if you have questions, particularly...

New Mexico Covid-19 | Shelter in Place Order

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Trying to compile a list of Covid-19 information and resources for New Mexicans. If you are aware of additional programs, resources, etc., please leave...

Covid-19 | Ways To Help

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Compiling Covid-19 information and resources for New Mexicans. However, if you are aware of additional programs, resources, etc., or if you have questions, please...

National Monuments

Petroglyph National Monument

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Messages from the Ancients Whispers from the past echo through the basalt boulders on Albuquerque’s west side. The stones served as notepads for ancestors long...

Rio Grande del Norte

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Rio Grande del Norte National Monument The Rio Grande Del Norte National Monument is a swath of more than 240,000 acres of protected public land...

Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks

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Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks National Monument Congress established the Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks National Monument May 21, 2014 to protect prehistoric, historic, geologic, and biologic resources. The...

Events

There is always something going on in New Mexico, from large annual events to small community celebrations. Check out the highlights.

Fiery Food

The flavors of New Mexico, from dining, recipes to specialty foods that can be delivered to your door nationwide.

Adventures & Experiences

Whether you are looking for an adrenaline rush or an educational tour, New Mexico has options for everyone.

Dining

New Mexico has a fantastic local food scene. In most communities, you are doing yourself a disservice if you eat at chain restaurants.

Whereas it would be overwhelming to catalogue all of them, here are some local favorites. Feedback, suggestions and tips from other locals is welcomed and appreciated!

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Lodging

Looking for where to stay on your next New Mexico vacation or weekend getaway?

Check our the Nomad Lodging Guide where the focus is on interesting, unique, or luxurious lodging by locals.

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Adventures

Tours of Zuni Pueblo

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Zuni Pueblo is the largest of the nineteen New Mexican Pueblos. It covers more than 700 square miles and has a population of over...

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Indian Pueblo Cultural Center

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In the center of New Mexico’s largest city, there is a place inspired by thousand-year-old master architects. The drum beats. The moccasins strike the...

Pueblo Balloon

New Mexico Jeep Tours

Adventures at Inn of the Mountain Gods

Los Rios River Runners

Destinations

Covid-19 | Resources for Seniors

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Compiling Covid-19 information and resources for New Mexicans. However, if you are aware of additional programs, resources, etc., or if you have questions, please...

Covid-19 | School Meal Sites

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Compiling Covid-19 information and resources for New Mexicans. However, if you are aware of additional programs, resources, etc., or if you have questions, particularly...

New Mexico Covid-19 | Shelter in Place Order

Covid-19 | Ways To Help

Coronavirus Testing

Camping in Northeast New Mexico | K-R

History

Petroglyph National Monument

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Messages from the Ancients Whispers from the past echo through the basalt boulders on Albuquerque’s west side. The stones served as notepads for ancestors long...

Mescalero Apache

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Mescalero Apache The Mescalero's call themselves Shis-Inday, “People of the Mountain Forests," or Mashgalénde / Mashgalé-neí / Mashgalé-õde, “People close to the mountains." Spanish settlers...

Apache Warrior Women | Gouyen, Lozen, Dahteste

Father Albert Braun and the St. Joseph Apache Mission

Elizabethtown

Colfax County War

Ghost Towns

Elizabethtown

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New Mexico has an enormous amount of intriguing fodder for “based on a true story” westerns should that genre ever come back into style....

Madrid

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Not A Ghost Town Anymore Located midway on the Turquoise Trail, the village of Madrid is often referred to as a ghost town, though the...

Cerrillos

White Oaks

Lake Valley, New Mexico

Coyote & Hagan

Spanish Missions

Spanish Missions in New Mexico

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New Mexico has an abundance of Spanish missions. Far more people are aware of California’s missions, many of which have been well preserved; however,...

San José de los Jémez Mission

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When the Spanish arrived, they built a mission to convert the community, the San José de los Jémez Mission. The Pueblo of Jémez is...

San Miguel Mission | Santa Fe

San Lorenzo de Picurís

Pecos Pueblo National Historical Park

Nuestra Senora de Guadalupe de Zuñi

San José de Laguna

San Esteban del Rey de Acoma

Dining

The Pantry | Santa Fe

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George Myers founded The Pantry in 1948 and set the standard of quality and excellence that has been associated with the restaurant for over...

La Nueva Casita Cafe | Las Cruces

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Established in 1957 and located in the Historic Mesquite District, along the original Camino Real Route, La Nueva Casita Cafe has become a staple...

Clafoutis | Santa Fe

Cornerstone Bakery | Ruidoso

El Paragua | Española

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Jambo Cafe | Santa Fe

Recipes

Chicken Tortilla Soup

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Making dinner every night doesn't fit my lifestyle. The work week goes by in a blur. As a result, I cook tactillay, making a...

Hatch green chile and cheese stuffed chicken breast wrapped in bacon

Hatch Green Chile & Cheese Stuffed Chicken Breast Wrapped in Bacon

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Green Chile Stuffed Chicken Breast Green chile is good in virtually everything, whether spicing up pizza or building a better burger. Whereas other pepper varieties...