Posted in New Mexico
June 30, 2016
20 Images People From New Mexico Will Immediately Recognize
It doesn’t matter whether you’re a native New Mexican or if you relocated here more recently. Anyone who has lived in this state will recognize most – hopefully all – of these iconic images that scream “New Mexico.”
It's White Sands, of course.
The Roundhouse is the only circular state capitol building.
...Shiprock.
To this day, no one has been able to solve the mystery of the staircase in Santa Fe's Loretto Chapel. It has no obvious means of support, yet it still functions.
The Sandia Peak Aerial Tramway, which connects Albuquerque to Sandia Peak, spans 2.7 miles.
People have been living in Taos Pueblo for more than one thousand years!
The 750-foot descent into Carlsbad Caverns is certainly dramatic.
El Santuario de Chimayo, in the town of Chimayo, is believed to be a place of healing and it is often compared to Lourdes.
Elephant Butte Reservoir is part of Elephant Butte Lake State Park.
Blake's is virtually synonymous with green chile cheeseburgers. The first Blake's Lotaburger opened in 1952 and the food is still cooked to order.
The remains of the city build by the ancestral Pueblo people lie inside Chaco Culture National Historical Park, also called Chaco Canyon.
It's Albuquerque's Old Town. This picture shows the plaza and San Felipe de Neri Church.
It's a chile roaster.
The formations in Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument are the result of volcanic eruptions that happened six or seven million years ago.
...the Palace of the Governors in Santa Fe.
The water is so clear in the Blue Hole (in Santa Rosa) that divers who stand on the bottom can see all the way to the surface, 81 feet above them.
Mesilla's plaza is actually a state monument.
The Blue Swallow Motel is in Tucumcari, on one of the better preserved parts of New Mexico's Route 66.
Flickr/Larry and Linda Ellis
The Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta is the biggest event of its kind in the world.
If your answer is "a bottle cap," then a) you're right and b) you're a smartass! But the answer we were looking for is "Zia sun symbol," which is also on our state flag.
How many did you get right? What other images epitomize New Mexico for you?
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