The State of New Mexico is a state in the southwestern region of the United States of America. Over its relatively long history it has also been occupied by Native American populations and has been part of the Spanish viceroyalty of New Spain, part of a territory of Mexico, and a U.S. territory. Among U.S. states, New Mexico has simultaneously the highest percentage of Hispanic Americans (some recent immigrants and others descendants of Spanish colonists) and the second-highest percentage of Native Americans after Alaska (mostly Navajo and Pueblo peoples). As a result, the demographics and culture of the state are unique for their strong Spanish, Mexican, and U.S. Amerindian cultural influences. The United States Census Bureau estimates that the state population was 1,954,599 in 2006, a 7.45% increase since 2000.
Colleges and Universities
Four-year Institutions:
The Art Center Design College, Albuquerque
College of Santa Fe (liberal arts college)
College of the Southwest
Eastern New Mexico University
New Mexico Highlands University
New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology
New Mexico State University
Northern New Mexico College
St. John's College, Santa Fe (liberal arts college)
University of New Mexico
Western New Mexico University
Institute of American Indian Arts
Two-year Institutions:
Central New Mexico Community College
Clovis Community College
Diné College
Mesalands Community College
New Mexico Military Institute
Santa Fe Community College
San Juan College
New Mexico tourist attractions:
Santa Fe
Plaza of Santa Fe
Loretto Chapel
San Miguel Mission
Cathedral Basilica of Saint Francis of Assisi
Georgia O'Keeffe Museum
Museum of International Folk Art
El Rancho de las Golondrinas (Spanish Colonial living history museum)
Santa Fe Indian Market
Taos County
Taos Pueblo
Taos art colony
Taos Ski Valley
Acoma Sky Pueblo
Carlsbad Caverns National Park
White Sands National Monument, the Trinity Site, and Missile Range, Alamogordo
Albuquerque
Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta
Old Town Albuquerque
Petroglyph National Monument
New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science
Rio Grande Zoo
Albuquerque Biological Park
Sandia Peak Tramway
National Atomic Museum
Indian Pueblo Cultural Center
Expo New Mexico, formerly the New Mexico State Fairgrounds
Chaco Culture National Historical Park, San Juan Basin
Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad, Chama
Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument, Silver City
Roswell
Roswell UFO Landing Site
International UFO Museum
Upham
Virgin Galactic
Spaceport America
Black Jack Ketchum in Clayton
Billy the Kid Museum, Fort Sumner
Historic Lincoln, Ruidoso, and Mescalero Apache Indian Reservation
Silver City was a gold mining town in the Wild West.
The Piños Altos is a ghost town located near Silver City.
Acoma Pueblo & Mission
Laguna Pueblo & Mission
El Malpais National Monument
Zuni Salt Lake
Socorro
Very Large Array
Bosque del Apache
El Camino Real Heritage Center
Mineralogical Museum
Quebradas Region
Catron County
Site of the "Alma Massacre"
Catwalk National Recreation Trail
Mogollon Ghost Town
The Lightning Field
Whitewater Baldy
The state also has a number of casinos located on Native American Indian Reservations that attract thousands of visitors each year.
The Federal government protects millions of acres of New Mexico as national forests including:
Carson National Forest
Cibola National Forest (headquartered in Albuquerque)
Lincoln National Forest
Santa Fe National Forest (headquartered in Santa Fe)
Other protected lands include the following national monuments:
Aztec Ruins National Monument at Aztec
Bandelier National Monument in Los Alamos
Capulin Volcano National Monument near Capulin
Carlsbad Caverns National Park near Carlsbad
Chaco Culture National Historical Park at Nageezi
El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro National Historic Trail
El Malpais National Monument in Grants
El Morro National Monument in Ramah
Fort Union National Monument at Watrous
Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument near Silver City
Old Spanish National Historic Trail
Pecos National Historical Park in Pecos
Petroglyph National Monument near Albuquerque
Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument at Mountainair
Santa Fe National Historic Trail
White Sands National Monument near Alamogordo
Visitors also frequent the surviving native pueblos of New Mexico. Tourists visiting these sites bring significant monies to the state. Other areas of geographical and scenic interest include Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument and the Valles Caldera National Preserve. The Gila Wilderness lies in the southwest of the state.
Extensive New Mexico information NewMexico.org.
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