New Mexico - New Mexico

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Location of New Mexico in the USA
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Capital	Santa Fe
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

Central:

The heartland of the state around the metropolis Albuquerque.

Los Lunas

North Central:

Large reservoirs in the west. In the center the Pajarito Plateau with archaeological and scenic highlights such as the Bandalier NM, the Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks NM and the Rio Grande gorge. To the east, the southern Sangre de Cristo Range, covered by coniferous forests.

Santa Fe·Los Alamos· Española·Taos

Northeast:

The southernmost foothills of the Rocky Mountains and east of it the prairie land of the High Plains.

Las Vegas·Santa Rosa

Southeast:

Desert land in southeast New Mexico. Here are some of the state's top attractions, such as the Carlsbad Caverns and the White Sands National Monument.

Carlsbad·Roswell·Alamogordo

Southwest:

Around the Gila National Forest.

Las Cruces·Silver City·Deming·Lordsburg

Northwest:

On the edge of the big Navajo Nation Reservation.

Farmington·Gallup

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	region	What to see here
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.last change: not specified

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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.

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