Recreation
You can do this high in the sky while drinking champagne if you like.
Hot Air Balloon
Popular New Mexican dish containing eggs, beans, red chili, corn tortillas and cheese.
Huevos Rancheros
This popular purple plant is used to promote sleep and stress relief.
Lavender
Well known gemstone made of hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminum.
Turquoise
This river runs from northern New Mexico to Texas for 926 miles. People enjoy fly fishing, camping and kayaking on it.
Pecos River
Puffy, fried dough treat eaten after meals with honey.
Sopaipilla
Colorful fruit from a spikey, desert plant used for a variety of jams, drinks and candy.
Prickly Pear
Traditional Mexican dance characterized by fluffy, vibrantly colored dresses and "percussive" heal stomping.
Baile Folklórico
This world heritage site is located in the Chihuahuan Desert. It's comprised of the Capitan Reef-one of the best-preserved, exposed Permian-age fossil reefs in the world. Also home to nocturnal animals.
Carlsbad Caverns
Tasty seasonal cookies made with anise and lard.
Biscochitos
This desert tree/shrub produces nutritious green bean pods that have been used to make flour by ancient cultures. Known to be used for controlling blood sugar levels.
Mesquite
This ancient native culture resided in the Gila Cliff Dwellings in southern NM and is famous for their black and white pottery art.
Mimbres Culture
National preserve with ancient artifacts and an abundance of wildlife with green meadows and streams. It was created by a volcanic eruption 1.25 million years ago.
Valles Caldera
Stew served during Christmas and New Years festivities.
Posole
Colorful flowering herb grows wild and commonly used as an anti-inflammatory and for G.I. issues.
Yarrow
Fiesta involving cooking a whole hog underground and lots of Mexican beer.
Matanza