NEW MEXICO & SANTA FE
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New Mexico, Santa Fe, Albuquerque balloon festival, chaco canyon, ghost ranch, ojo caliente, indian market, spanish market, bisti, badlands, cumbres and toltec, organ mountains, route 66, international folk art, farolitos, luminarias, petroglyphs, white sands, wine and chile, chimayo, dinosaur museum, valley of fire, shiprock, UFO Museum, Shidoni, Santuario de Chimayo, the Black Place,
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22 imagesAbiquiu, New Mexico, is the home of the famous Ghost Ranch retreat center, as well as the village where painter Georgia O'Keefe spent her years in the state, painting the colorful landscapes around the small northern New Mexico village. -
13 imagesA morada is a small, discrete church building used as a meeting place by the Penitentes - a Catholic subsect in Northern New Mexico. The morada in Abiquiu, New Mexico is one of the more picturesque. -
47 imagesThe White Place, also known as Plaza Blanca, was one of Georgia O'Keefe's landscape subjects during her painting career in the northern New Mexico village of Abiquiu, New Mexico. -
12 imagesThe Albuquerque Bio Park coplex near Old Town includes the Botanic Garden, Zoo and other features,including the very popular Aquarium. -
69 imagesThe Albuquerque International Hot Air Balloon Fiesta is the world's largest hot air balloon event with over 750 balloons in the air simultaneously. -
62 imagesHeld each October in Albuquerque, New Mexico, the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta is the largest hot air balloon event in the world and features hundreds of colorful balloons. -
11 imagesThe Albuquerque International Balloon Museum features historical displays as well as the actual vehicles and balloons that made history in the sport and science of ballooning. -
32 imagesThe Angel Peak Recreation Area near Bloomfield, New Mexico, features strata of multicolored earth, and is accented by the dramatic spike of Angel Peak, along with seasonal wildflowers and native shrubs. -
10 imagesAztec National Monument in Aztec, New Mexico, is one of several Anasazi ruins that are found in the Four Corners area of the southwest, including Salmon Ruins in Farmington, Chaco Canyon and Mesa Verde. -
19 imagesTsakawi is a part of Bandelier National Monument near Los Alamos. New Mexico which fetures trails, ladders, pertrogyphs and an ancient pueblo ruin. -
47 imagesThe Bisti Wilderness Recreation Area, is part of the Ah She Sle Pah Wilderness area near Farmington , in northwestern New Mexico. Hoo-doos, colored earth forms and eroded land features all contribute to an otherworldly atmosphere that attracts hikers and photographers. -
109 imagesThe Bisti Winderness Recreation Area near Farmington, New Mexico, is a wonderland of colorful earth formations. -
15 imagesThe Black Place is one of several sites that painter Georgia O'Keefe featured in her paintings. -
5 imagesThe Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, near Socorro, New Mexico, is one of the nation's premier sites for bird watching and wildlife photography. -
29 imagesThe Bradbury Science Museum in Los Alamos, New Mexico, is filled with information about the history and technology of the building of the world's first atomic bomb. -
4 imagesCabezon Peak is a volcanic plug west of Albuquerque in the vicinity of Mount Taylor which is reminiscent of the Devil's Tower in Wyoming -
22 imagesThe art district of Canyon Road in Santa Fe is world famous for fine art and shopping of all kinds, and is said to be the third largest fine art market in the United States. -
24 imagesWinter snows bring a magical atmosphere to the world famous Santa Fe art district of Canyon Road. -
20 imagesA world Heritage site, New Mexico's Chaco Culture National Heritage Park, also called Chaco Canyon, is the site of colorful ruins,astrological observatories and other remnants of the presence of eh Anasazi people who once came there.a -
12 imagesChiles, beans and stones make fun materials for some arty abstract compsitions. -
31 imagesChile peppers, whether hanging in strings called ristras, arranged in a wreath or simply in a bowl, are a hallmark of New Mexico. -
45 imagesHeld each year in October, the Cowyboy Symposium in Ruidoso, New Mexico, brings hundreds of musicians, chuckwagon crews andcowboys together with thousands of visitors and tourists to celebrate the ranching culture of the American west. -
78 imagesThe narrow guage Cumbres & Toltec Steam Railroad runs between Chama, New Mexico and Antonito,Colorado. -
8 imagesThe De Na Zin Wilderness is part of the Bisti - De Na Zin Wildernrss complex south of the city of Farmington in northwestern New Mexico. Both areas are home to a colorful array of geologic features including colored earth, column like structures called Hoo-doos and fossilized trees. -
6 imagesDripping Springs Natural Area is a BLM facility located at the base of the rugged and beautiful Organ Mountains just a few miles east of Las Cruces. Once home to a Harvey House hotel, and Boyd's Sanitarium, it now offers hikes, history and a visitor's center. -
6 imagesThe El Camino Real International Heritage Museum is located between Socorro and Truth of consequences New Mexico and celebrates the colonial culture of the historic trail called the Jornada del Muerto. -
2 imagesLave caves at the El Malpais National Monument were formed by large lava flows and make for interesting hiking. -
7 imagesEl Morro National Monument is a historic site in the annals of western and Spanish Exploration as well as the original location of the Zuni Pueblo, which consists of ruins on top of the monumental outcrop of stone that towers above the valley between Grants,New Mexico and modern day Zuni Pueblo. -
99 imagesOn Christmas Eve in Santa Fe, Canyon Road and the surrounding streets are festooned with thousands of faralitos and luminarias - paper bags witha candle inside - as well as traditional Christmas decorations. -
19 imagesThe annual Fiery Foods Show in Albuquerque attracts vendors and foodies from all over the country and from as far as Europe to demonstrate their hot sauces and other spicy foods. -
5 imagesFort Union, near the abandoned village of Watrous in eastern New Mexico, was built to protect wagon trains coming in from the Santa Fe Trail. -
7 imagesChurch Rock is the key dramatic feature that highlights a memorable hiking trail in Red Rocks State Park, only a few miles east of Gallup, New Mexico -
99 imagesThe Gallup Intertribal Ceremonial has been celebrated each August for over ninety years in the town of Gallup, New Mexico, and features participants from scores of tribes all over the nation. -
19 imagesHeld in Gallup, New Mexico, in early December each year, the Gallup Red Rock Balloon Rally is billed as one of the largest hot air balloon events in the world, with 140 balloons registered in 2017. -
17 imagesThe Red Rock Balloon Rally is held every year in early December at New Mexico's Red Rock State park near the town of Gallup. -
91 imagesThe Red Rock Balloon Rally is held each December in Red Rock State Park near Gallup, New Mexico, and is one of the most largest and most colorful hot air balloon events in the world. -
83 imagesGhost Ranch is a retreat and hiking center near the northern New Mexico village of Abiquiu, where Georgia O'Keefe lived. It features colorful red rock cliffs and big western vistas. -
40 imagesThe celebration of the Virgin of Guadalupe Feast Day,held each December 12, is a colorful and historical event at the community of Tortugas near the town of Las Cruces, New Mexico. Danzantes, 0r dancers, share the event with mysterious veiled matachine dancers, the Monarcha, Malinche and other particpants. -
51 imagesIn the village of Tortugas near the southern New Mexico city of Las Cruces, the village members have been celebration the Virgin of Guadalupe Feast Day with colorful dances and a pilgrimage on December 10-12 for over 175 years. -
7 imagesThe Hubbard Museum of the American West is located in the mountain town of Ruidoso and features many displays of eary western equipment and lifestyles. -
40 imagesThe Santa Fe Indian Market is in the historic downtown plaza in beautiful Santa Fe, New Mexico. The streets of downtown are transformed into the largest Native arts market and exhibition. -
24 imagesHeld on the plaza in August of each year, the annual Santa FeIndian Market the largest Native American art event in the world. -
42 imagesThe Santa Fe Indian Market is in the historic downtown plaza in beautiful Santa Fe, New Mexico. The streets of downtown are transformed into the largest Native arts market and exhibition. -
8 imagesJemez State Monument is a historic Anasazi ruin near the village of Jemez Springs in northern New Mexico. Each year the members of Jemez Pueblo celebrate Christmas with dances and by placing mysterious candle lighted bags called faralitos on the ruin walls. -
9 imagesKasha Katuwe is the Cochiti Pueblo name for the area commonly known as Tent Rocks, a new National Monument distinguished by the unusual cone shaped formations found there. -
10 imagesLincoln State Monument comprises a large part of the small village of Lincoln in southern New Mexico. The Lincoln County Wars and the history of Billy the Kid make up just part of the interesting things to see there, many of which are featured in the museum in the village. -
19 imagesLos Luceros is an historic hacienda and property on the Rio Grande near the town of Espanola, New MExico. -
6 imagesMesalands Dinosaur Museum in Tucumcari,New Mexico, is a major tourist attraction and displays large fossils found in the local region. -
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142 images.The Mesa Prieta Petroglyph Project is exclusively organized for charitable and educational purposes, including the promotion of heritage stewardship and the preservation of archaeological features and the environment and cultural landscape of the Mesa Prieta region of the northern Rio Grande Valley through documentation, education and outreach. https://www.mesaprietapetroglyphs.org/ -
6 imagesThe National Solar Observatory is located in tiny and remote Sunspot, New Mexico, about twenty five miles from Cloudcroft on the rim of the Tularosa Basin. -
70 imagesFrom the high mountians to the low deserts, New Mexico is a state with a large variety of dramatic and colorful landscapes and cultural sites which change with the seasons. -
11 imagesThe New Mexico Mueum of Space History in Alamagordo is features both an outdoor and indoor panorama of historic space vehicles, equipment and informaton. -
15 imagesThe New Mexico Natural History Museum in Albuquerque is filled with interesting exhibits and displays ranging from dinosaurs to space exploration. -
10 imagesThe New Mexico State Fair is one of the largest in the United States and its variety is a reflection of the state's complex variety of cultures and southwestern life styles. -
27 imagesThe people of Ohkay Owinghe pueblo, also know as San Juan Piueble, celebrate Christmas day with colorful with Matachine dances. -
22 imagesAt dusk on Christmas Eve, mysterious Matachine dancers can be seen at the pueblo of Ohkay Owingeh in northern New Mexico near the town of Espanola. -
40 imagesHeld each year on Christmas Day, the Matachine Dances at Ohkay Owingeh, also known as San Juan Pueblo, are a dramatic and colorful sight. In 2011 Frankie Chavez played the role of Malinche and Thomas Martinez was the Monarcha. -
16 imagesThe Ojo Caliente Mineral Springs and Spa in Ojo Caliente, New Mexico, is famous throughout the country for its natural mineral waters, dramatic landscape and relaxing atmosphere. -
29 imagesNew Mexico is the home to a large number of historic churches dating back to the incursion of the Spanish in the late 1500s. -
5 imagesThe Organ Mountains are near the southern end of a long line of mountains on the east side of the Rio Grande's rift valley. -
12 imagesPecos National Monument near the village of Pecos, New Mexico, is the site of an abandoned pueblo accented with the ruin of a Spanish chruch. -
38 imagesNative American rock art, also know as petroglyhs, adorn many rugged sites across New Mexico. -
34 imagesA side canyon to the huge Largo Wash, which empties into the San Juan River east of the town of Bloomfield, New Mexico, Crow Canyon is a treasure trove of Navajo petroglyphs. Some of the images are post-colonial featuring horses. -
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71 imagesThree Rivers Petroglyph Park near the small southern town of Tularosa is one of the most colorful and interesting petroglyph and rock art sites in all of New Mexico. -
15 imagesRiver rafting along the Rio Grande at the village of Pilar, a few miles south of Taos, New Mexico, is a very popular summer activity. -
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91 imagesRancho de Las Golondrinas, near Santa Fe New Mexico, is a nationally recognized living history museum of colonial New Mexico culture. The Fall Festival is held in October. -
64 imagesThe Renaissance Fair, held at Rancho de Las Golondrinas near Santa Fe in September of each year, has become one of the biggest and most colorful events of the fall season. -
50 imagesThe Renaissance Fair, held at Rancho de Las Golondrinas near Santa Fe in September of each year, has become one of the biggest and most colorful events of the fall season. -
20 imagesViva Mexico is a celebration of Mexican culture that is held each year at the historic Rancho de las Golondrinas hacienda and ranch near Santa Fe. -
16 imagesThe Route 66 Museum in Santa Rosa, New Mexico, boast a number of vintage antique cares, road signs and many other bits of memorabilia from the days of Route 66. -
13 imagesSalinas National Monument is a complex of separate but allied group consisting of three Anasazi Pueblo ruins, all epicentered around the town of Mountainair, New Mexico, adjacent to the Manzano Mountains just above the Rio Grande valley. -
6 imagesSalmon Ruins and Salmon Ruins Museum is an Anasazi pueblo site managed by San Juan County in northwestern New Mexico in the town of Bloomfield near the city of Farmington. -
44 imagesHeld each September, the Santa Fe Fiesta, of Fiesta de Santa Fe is a celebration by the Hispanic community of the recapture of Santa Fe in 1692. -
22 imagesThe Santa Fe Fiesta, held each September, is a celebration of the reconquest of the city of Santa Fe by Spanish soldiers in 1692. -
51 imagesOne event that is hugely popular with the local population during the annual September celebration of Fiesta de Santa Fe is the Pet Parade. -
26 imagesOne event that is hugely popular with the local population during the annual September celebration of Fiesta de Santa Fe is the Pet Parade. -
7 imagesThe annual Fiesta de Santa Fe celebrates the return of the Spanish to the city after the Pueblo Revolt of 1680. -
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28 imagesHeld each July, the Santa Fe International Folk Art Market has become one of the summer's biggest cultural events. -
38 imagesHeld each July, the Santa Fe International Folk Art Market has become one of the summer's biggest cultural events. -
13 imagesThe Santa Fe Wine and Chile Festival is held in September of each year and features scores of wineries and restaurants from New Mexico, California and and other locations. -
5 imagesThe historic Santuario de Chimayo in the northern New Mexico village of Chimayo, is a major tourist attraction and a sacred place for local Catholics and others alike. -
10 imagesThe Shaffer Hotel, built by legendary folk artist Pop Shaffer, and his colorful homestead, Rancho Bonito are both located in the small townof Mountainair, New Mexico. -
8 imagesShidoni Foundry and Gallery in Santa Fe New Mexico, is a nationally recognized sculpture garden, gallery and bronze foundry. -
18 imagesShiprock is a 1700 foot tall volcanic core that is a sacred location for the Navajo people and is a New Mexico landmark that is visible for scores of miles around the Four Corners area near the town of Shiprock. -
3 imagesOn January 31, 2018 a lunar eclipse occurred over western North America. The late stage, or blood moon, was seen setting over the volcanic peak called Shiprock in northwestern New Mexico -
3 imagesSmokey Bear Sate Park in Capitan, New Mexico, features a small museum with historical and contemporary exhibits about Smokey bear and other related topics. -
24 imagesThe historic art gallery district of Canyon Road in Santa Fe becomes even more magical and beautiful when winter snows arrive. -
66 imagesIn New Mexico, winter snows add an element of drama and beauty to the landscape and the cities as well. -
11 imagesThe annual Spanish Market, held each August in Santa Fe, is a major showcase of both traditional Spanish Colonial art and also features a large number of vendors displaying Contemporary Spanish art. -
61 imagesThe annual Spanish Market, held each August in Santa Fe, is a major showcase of both traditional Spanish Colonial art and also features a large number of vendors displaying Contemporary Spanish art. -
14 imagesThe annual Spanish Market, held each August in Santa Fe, is a major showcase of both traditional Spanish Colonial art and also features a large number of vendors displaying Contemporary Spanish art. -
4 imagesA major tourist attraction in northern New Mexico, the historic Taos Pueblo is a World Heritage site and has been continually occupied for over a thousand years. -
20 imagesThe Taos Pow-Wow is held annually on the first week in July. Many participants from tribes in and away from New Mexico attend the dances. -
11 imagesOn the edge of the desolate Tularosa Basin under the shadow of 12,000 foot Sierra Blanca, the Santo Nino de Atocha Chapel is the epicenter of tiny Three Rivers, New Mexico.. -
13 imagesDuring the building of the first atomic bomb in Los Alamos, New Mexico, the office of Robert J. Oppenhimer was located at 109 East Palace Avenue in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Today the Rainbow Man Gift Shop is located there, where many visitors and historians still come to see the famous offices. -
47 imagesTrinity Site where the world's first atomic bomb was exploded, is located on the White Sands Missile Range near Socorro, New Mexico. The Trinity Site has been a National Historic Monument since 1965 and host thousands of visitors during the two days it is open to the public each year. -
13 imagesThe UFO Museum in Roswell,New Mexico, is one of the state's most visited tourist attractions. -
12 imagesValley of Fires State Park is a lava flow located near the small town of Carrizozo,New Mexico and is just north of White Sands National Monument. -
8 imagesLocate a few miles east of Las Cruces, the White Sands Missle Range Museum is a comprehensive display of many of the missles, rockets and other space technology that have advanced US programs over the last sixty years. It features both a large outside installation as well as an interior museum display space. -
22 imagesWhite Sands National Monument,near the southern New Mexico town of Alamogordo, is a world famous attraction with its glittering crystal white sand dunes and desert plants. -
38 imagesHeld each September, the Fiesta de Santa Fe has been held since 1692 and since the early twenties, the burning of Zozobra, or Old Man Gloom, has been a crowd pleasing attraction the weekend's festivities.