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New Mexico Travel Guide

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New Mexico Travel Guide

New Mexico, the fifth largest state in the US, has a landscape as colorful and diverse as its cuisine is full of flavor. New Mexico is an amalgam of historic sites, beautiful scenery and culture attractions. In New Mexico’s Mountains, featuring Taos, majestic views and a variety of winter and summer activities, such as skiing, hiking, biking, and fishing, are provided. Rocky Mountain ranges of the north, the Chihuahuan Desert in the south, the great plains in the east, the spectacular canyons of the west and, cutting right through the centre, the Rio Grande, a river much revered in a state were water is sacred.

Travel to East New Mexico and witness some of the most impressive scenery in the United States. The capital of New Mexico, Santa Fe, offers some of the most extensive collections of Southwestern galleries. West New Mexico features attractions surrounded by more great, scenic vistas. The city of Albuquerque offers a large variety of activities and events, including the annual Balloon Fiesta and the New Mexico State Fair. Las Cruces is sure to delight visitors with its high quality golf courses.

There is no other state with so many national parks dedicated to Native Indian civilizations. From Bandelier in Los Alamos to the ancestral Pueblo Indian ruins in Aztec to the Chaco Culture in Nageezi, the whole state has places where you can learn about this important cultural heritage.

Albuquerque and Santa Fe are the main urban areas in New Mexico. Both are attractive towns with excellent tourist infrastructure. They are good starting points for exploring the rest of the state.

For hiking and other outdoor activities, El imposible national park and White Sands are spectacular national parks, where anyone with a love for the outdoor can spend whole weeks.

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