New Mexico
Unlike Any Other US State
Of the 7 life zones on earth - Lower Sonoran, Upper Sonoran,
Transitional, Canadian, Hudsonian, Alpine - we can claim 6.
Aside from stunning beauty, this diversity makes for a
wealth of recreational options, as well as animal life.
You'll find the Rocky Mountain range in the northern part of
our state and the northern reaches of the Chihuahuan Desert
in the southern. We can offer an untold number of outdoor
adventures on our lands, 45% of which are public. Any one of
our over one hundred lakes and rivers, 13 National Monuments
and Parks, 29 State Parks, 5 National Forests, and 12 ski
areas are sure to keep you occupied.
We're the 3rd-largest art market in the nation behind Los
Angeles and New York. Our many art galleries, museums, and
live performances are influenced by our fascinating cultural
history. It was here that evidence of early man (12,000 BC)
was found and here that many agrarian-based societies of
ancestral people were established by 1000 AD. Areas where
those groups made their homes are preserved and honored to
this day, as are the multi-story adobe pueblos that the
Spanish stumbled upon when they arrived in the 1500s. The
Indian, Spanish, and Anglo peoples who have been co-existing
here for the last 400 years have come to weave their
traditions and views, though they maintain respectful
distinctions. Each of our twenty-two pueblos and tribes has
their own sovereign lands and governments and 38% of the
population is Hispanic.
Here we consider science and technology an art. If there's
been an advancement in astronomical research, atomic energy,
solar power, space travel, or UFO phenomena, it has most
likely come out of our state.
And with fewer than 2 million people in the 5th-largest
state in the nation, you'll easily find solitude without
seeking too hard. This is a rare thing in our times of
population growth and city sprawl.
With so much to offer, we sincerely hope you'll make your
plans to come see us right away.