16 Things Every New Mexican Wants The Rest Of The Country To Know
We all have preconceived ideas about places we’ve never visited. Sometimes our assumptions are fairly accurate but other times we’re way off base. That’s certainly the case with the Land of Enchantment. People expect the whole state to be a flat swath of desert. Here are 16 things we want the rest of the country to know about New Mexico:
In fact, there are more than 80 different mountain ranges scattered across the Land of Enchantment.
Did you know that New Mexico has 16.68 million acres of forest?
The town of Red River averages a total annual snowfall of 151.1 inches.
See Denver, way way down there?
Here are 18 reasons why this part of the state is awesome.
...It's a portal.
…especially in spring when the winds blow it everywhere.
You don’t want to be near one of these during a rainstorm because of the danger of flash flooding.
An acequia is a planned irrigation canal. They were first used in New Mexico when it was under Spanish rule and you’ll still see them today.
Sopaipillas, sopapillas, sopaipas…
These are all plural forms of the word because you're going to eat more than one.
You can pick up many local products here, from El Pinto salsa to raspberry sauce from Salman Ranch.
The first vines were planted here in 1629. Folks in North Carolina used wild grapes to make wine, but New Mexico was the first state to make wine from cultivated vines.
In August and September, parking lots are filled with roasters like these.
It is located in Las Cruces.
We became a state in 1912.
See that yellow boxy area next to Texas? Yep, that's us. Come visit and see what it's like here for yourself.
See that yellow boxy area next to Texas? Yep, that's us. Come visit and see what it's like here for yourself.
What would you add to this list?
To get a better idea of what the Land of Enchantment actually looks like, check out this footage that a drone captured over New Mexico.
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