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Capital | Santa Fe |
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currency | USD |
surface | 314,015 km² |
population | 2.095.179 |
languages | English Spanish |
Phone code | 316, 620, 785, 913 |
Time zone | Mountain Standard Time (Summer: UTC -6 (MEZ-7) Winter: UTC -7) |
New Mexico lies in the southwest of the United States. New Mexico borders to the north Colorado, to the northeast Oklahoma, to the east and south Texas, continue to the mexican States Chihuahua and a short stretch too Sonora. New Mexico is still adjacent to the west Arizona. At Utah New Mexico borders only at a single point in the northwest, where the states of Utah, Colorado, New Mexico and Arizona meet.
New Mexico is the poorest state in the southwest. 9.4% of the population are Native Americans, that's more than any other state apart from Alaska. Another 46.3% are Latinos, which is also the highest figure among all US states. Despite some top attractions such as B. the Carlsbad Caverns, New Mexico attracts noticeably fewer travelers than the other states in this part of the country. In this respect, New Mexico is something for individualists. However, because many parts of the state are monotonous and rather bleak, careful travel planning is advisable.
Regions and places
background
language
In addition to English, almost 30% speak Spanish as their first language in New Mexico. In certain areas of administration and justice, Spanish actually functions as the second official language.
getting there
By plane
New Mexico's largest and only major airport is the Albuquerque International Sunport. It is served by all of the country's major airlines, as well as the low-cost airline Southwest [1] has a hub here.
For those who want to go to the southwest or south of New Mexico, or into the city Las Cruces, should consider using the airport from El Paso to use. While this is located in Texas, it is much closer to that region of the state than Albuquerque.
Some smaller cities in New Mexico also have regional airports.
mobility
Tourist Attractions
Surname | photo | region | What to see here |
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Carlsbad Caverns National Park | Southeast | The only national park in New Mexico. One of the largest underground rooms in the world. | |
Aztec Ruins National Monument | Northwest | The name is misleading: the remains of the settlement that can be admired here go back to Pueblo Indians. | |
Bandelier National Monument | North Central | There are numerous remains of prehistoric settlements and works of art around the Frijoles Gorge. | |
Capulin Volcano National Monument | Northeast | The Capulin is one of the few volcanoes in the United States where visitors can access the crater. But don't worry, the volcano last erupted 60,000 years ago. | |
Chaco Culture National Historic Park | Northwest | Historic site with many evidence of the Pueblo Indians. | |
El Malpais National Monument | Northwest | Lava landscape with a multitude of geological eye-catchers. | |
El Morro National Monument | Northwest | Striking rock group that catches the eye from afar from the surrounding plain. | |
Fort Union National Monument | Northeast | The remains of an American military base from the Mexican-American War of 1846/48. | |
Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument | Southwest | Remains of cave structures of the Mogollon culture from the 13th / 14th centuries. Century. | |
Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument | North Central | Desert valley with unusual forms of erosion in volcanic rock. | |
Organ Mountains Desert Peaks National Monument | Southwest | Mountain group around the city of Las Cruces, which was declared a national monument in 2014 by President Barack Obama in 2014. | |
Petroglyph National Monument | Central | Archaeological site west of Albuquerque with around 20,000 rock carvings, most of which were made by prehistoric Indians. | |
Prehistoric Trackways National Monument | Southwest | This archaeological site is located in the Robledo Mountains near Las Cruces and is home to a large number of footprints and other evidence of prehistoric creatures. | |
Rio Grande del Norte National Monument | North Central | The Rio Grande forms an impressive gorge here. | |
Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument | Central | Historical site that consists of three spatially separated parts and on which you can visit ruins of Spanish mission churches from the early 17th century. | |
White Sands National Monument | Southeast | Huge gypsum field on which dunes have formed. | |
Pecos National Historic Park | Northeast | Ruins of a Spanish mission church and several residential complexes of the Pueblo Indians. | |
Valles Caldera National Preserve | North Central | Nature reserve with interesting volcanic landscape formations. | |
Navajo Nation (website) | Northwest | In northwest New Mexico lies a small portion of the very extensive Navajo Reservation. |
Another goal:
- A well-known antenna system, which is used as an observatory for radio waves from space, is located on the San August plain, near the city Magdalena.
activities
- → See also Amusement Parks in New Mexico (NM)
Regular events
- Hatch Chile Festival. The first Monday in September in Hatch in Doña Ana County, in the self-proclaimed chili capital "Chile Capital of the World". Handicrafts, snacks and refreshments and of course chilies of all kinds were offered at more than 40 stands.
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climate
Because of its southern location and the fact that it is on the leeward side of the Rocky Mountains, New Mexico's climate is consistently very dry and very hot, especially in summer. In winter, however, due to the altitude, it can also get frosty cold, especially in the north, where there is a real winter sports area in the mountains north of Santa Fe.