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In terms of area and height, New Mexico is the fifth-largest state in the United States.[([[https:// | In terms of area and height, New Mexico is the fifth-largest state in the United States.[([[https:// | ||
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+ | ===== First People ===== | ||
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+ | According to experts, the first people to live in New Mexico did so more than 12,000 years ago after crossing a land bridge during the last Ice Age that connected Russia to North America.[([[https:// | ||
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+ | ===== Native Groups ===== | ||
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+ | The Apache, Navajo, and Pueblos are three significant Native American tribes that made their homes in the New Mexico region.[([[https:// | ||
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+ | ===== Spaniards ===== | ||
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+ | The Spaniards occupied the region that would eventually become New Mexico. The region was included into Mexico in 1821, the year when Mexico proclaimed its independence from Spain. It became a US territory during the Mexican-American War of 1848, and eventually, in 1912, it became the 47th state.[([[https:// | ||
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+ | ===== Name ===== | ||
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+ | The Spanish conquistadors gave the area the name " | ||
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+ | ===== Four Corner State ===== | ||
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+ | One of the four states whose corners all touch is New Mexico. Colorado, Utah, and Arizona make up the other three.[([[https:// | ||
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+ | ===== Land of Enchantment ===== | ||
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+ | Because of its stunning and diverse landscape, which includes everything from mountains and forests to lakes, rivers, and deserts, New Mexico is known as the "Land of Enchantment" | ||
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+ | ===== Black-Footed Ferret ===== | ||
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+ | New Mexico is home to the black-footed ferret, which is most likely the rarest animal on the whole continent.[([[https:// | ||
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+ | ===== Potash ===== | ||
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+ | New Mexico is the country' | ||
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+ | ===== Revenue ===== | ||
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+ | Natural gas production accounts for about half of New Mexico' | ||
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+ | ===== Taos Pueblo ===== | ||
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+ | Taos Pueblo in north-central New Mexico has been inhabited by Pueblo people for more than 1000 years.[([[https:// | ||
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+ | ===== Famous People ===== | ||
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+ | All three of Jeff Bezos, Georgia O' | ||
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+ | ===== Turquoise Crisis ===== | ||
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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:// | ||
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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' | ||
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+ | ===== State Anthem ===== | ||
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+ | 'Red or green?' | ||
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+ | ===== Chile Peppers ===== | ||
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+ | ===== Capulin Volcano ===== | ||
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+ | One of the biggest and most symmetrical cinder cones in North America, Capulin Volcano in northern New Mexico has a rim that is 8,182 feet above sea level.[([[http:// | ||
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+ | ===== Yucca ===== | ||
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+ | The yucca plant' | ||
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+ | ===== Biggest Gypsum Desert ===== | ||
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+ | The White Sands National Monument is home to the world' | ||
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+ | ===== Rio Grande Gorge Bridge ===== | ||
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+ | The Rio Grande Gorge Bridge, which is a component of the US highway system, is the sixth tallest bridge at an astounding 650 feet in the air. Since it was built in the 1960s, the bridge has served as a picturesque location. [([[https:// |