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Because there is so little remaining New Mexican turquoise due to extensive mining, certain pieces can fetch thousands of dollars.[([[https:// | Because there is so little remaining New Mexican turquoise due to extensive mining, certain pieces can fetch thousands of dollars.[([[https:// | ||
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+ | ===== Manhattan Project ===== | ||
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+ | In the Los Alamos Laboratory in New Mexico, US scientists developed the first hydrogen bomb in addition to the first nuclear weapon.[([[https:// | ||
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+ | ===== Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta ===== | ||
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+ | The Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta in New Mexico hosts more than 500 hot-air balloons each year, making it the biggest ballooning festival in the world because to a special mix of ideal temperatures and regular wind patterns.[([[https:// | ||
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+ | ===== Chaco Canyon ===== | ||
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+ | The enormous Puebloan constructions of Chaco Canyon, New Mexico, were the biggest buildings in North America up until the 19th century.[([[https:// | ||
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+ | ===== Newsies ===== | ||
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+ | In the well-known Disney movie Newsies, Christian Bale portrays the lead role of Jack Kelley, who has a lifelong desire to leave the poverty of New York City by relocating to Santa Fe, New Mexico, and becoming a cowboy.[([[https:// | ||
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+ | ===== Roswell UFO ===== | ||
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+ | The town of Roswell, New Mexico, has capitalized on the local UFO mythology by building a UFO museum, decorating its streetlights with aliens, building a McDonald' | ||
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+ | ===== 1947 Flying Disc ===== | ||
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+ | The Roswell Army Aviation Field first claimed that wreckage discovered outside Roswell, New Mexico, in the summer of 1947 was proof of a flying disc. Conspiracy theories regarding an extraterrestrial crash site at Roswell were only strengthened by later government denials that the wreckage was of alien origin.[([[https:// | ||
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+ | ===== Roadrunner ===== | ||
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+ | While being typically associated with arid regions, New Mexico' | ||
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+ | ===== Carlsbad Cavern ===== | ||
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+ | The eighth biggest underground chamber in the world, the Carlsbad Cavern in southeast New Mexico is 4,000 feet long and 255 feet high. The cavern is a piece of a vast cave system that has been designated a World Heritage Site.[([[https:// | ||
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+ | ===== Petroglyph Site ===== | ||
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+ | One of the greatest petroglyph sites in the Southwest is located in New Mexico' |