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When you travel to Truth or Consequences in New Mexico, stop by the Veterans Memorial Park. It is more of a memorial than a park, though. The place is a beautiful. You can get a good walk around the area while enjoying the view of the mountains in the background….
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Considered as one of the oldest Catholic churches in the United States, the Old San Miguel Mission in Socorro, New Mexico was founded in 1598 and built with pure Pueblo style of architecture. According to the website, “The main body of the church, which is the part built between 1615…
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When is the best time to visit the Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi in Santa Fe, New Mexico? When I visited the famous Cathedral, there was an ongoing mass. No one was allowed to enter the front door, unless you are willing to join the Eucharistic celebration. The…
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I woke up at 4 AM on a cold Saturday morning and readied for my trip to the Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, about 9 miles south of Socorro, New Mexico. I had to drive approximately 2 hours and be there just in time for sunrise. You see, the…
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So where is the oldest house in the U.S. located at? It is in the northern part of New Mexico, in the historic Santa Fe. The Historic Santa Fe Foundation “finds the oldest house worthy of preservation” — says the sign posted on the exterior wall of the house. The…
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It is the world’s most powerful radio astronomy telescope, an array of 27 giant dish antennas aimed at the universe surrounding our planet Earth. Since its first observation in 1975, the Very Large Array (VLA), located 50 miles west of Socorro, New Mexico, has scanned the skies to learn cosmic…
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Simply put: outdated. The Museum of Spanish Colonial Art in Santa Fe, New Mexico boasts to explore the Spanish colonial arts and crafts from the 1600’s to the present, yet failed to do so. The small exhibit area, with very little artifacts, was not even educational. I asked the man…
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I was intrigued myself after hearing that there is a staircase inside the Loretto Chapel in Santa Fe, New Mexico that is miraculous. Why is it miraculous? According to the chapel’s history, two mysteries surround the spiral stairs: the identity of its carpenter and the physics of its construction. No…
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