New Mexico, the “land of enchantment,” lives up to its reputation for beautiful locations and great things to see and do. From mountains to deserts, sand dunes to snow capped peaks, New Mexico has it all. Here are SeeTheSouthwest’s top 10 picks for places to visit and things to do in New Mexico. 1. Carlsbad [...]

Nestled between soaring red rock mesas, which are the remnants of ancient lava flows, the Village of Jemez Springs in New Mexico is a charming and relaxing getaway spot. It is so named for its famous natural, mineral, hot springs, which bubble up through fissures in the earth. The valley in which Jemez Springs sits [...]

Fort Union, guardian of the Santa Fe Trail during its heyday, was established in 1851. In actual fact, three forts were built, one after the other, on the plains of northeastern New Mexico. The first was of green logs that warped in the sun and heat and lasted only 10 years. The second, built of [...]

At the end of the Old Santa Fe Trail stands Loretto Chapel, but at least one part of its construction is shrouded in great mystery. In 1850, a Spanish Bishop was appointed to oversee the church in the New Mexico Territory. Bishop Lamy sought to spread the faith and bring education to the new territory [...]

There are six known supervolcanoes on dry land, while some six more are located under the oceans. Three of these supervolcanoes are in the United States: Yellowstone in Wyoming, Long Valley in California, and Valles Caldera in New Mexico. A supervolcano is capable of producing a volcanic eruption with ejecta greater than 1,000 cubic kilometers [...]

Corn was a staple food for the ancient Native American people who first settled in what is now New Mexico. In fact, corn was a sacred plant for the Aztecs because they believed that the gods fashioned humans out of cornmeal dough. Corn was often made into favorite dishes to be consumed at special events [...]

You expect a cemetery to be haunted, don’t you? But in some cases, a tragedy of such great magnitude occurs that is causes a cemetery to become an even stronger focus for frequent hauntings. Such is the case with Dawson Cemetery in New Mexico. On October 22, 1913, a huge explosion rocked the town of [...]

Every year during the first week of October, the skies over New Mexico, bloom with color as the balloons from the Albuquerque International Balloon Festival take to the air. Nothing rivals the grander of these gentle giants as they ascend into the deep blue desert skies or fill the night sky with glowing, illuminated shapes. [...]

Nearly 1,000 years ago, the Acoma people were being raided by their Apache and Navajo neighbors, particularly during harvest time or to take women and children for slaves. The Acoma abandoned their valley homes and built an impregnable barrier against enemy attack. Called Acoma Pueblo, the 70-acre mountain settlement means “Place of Readiness” or “Place [...]

In the summer of 1947, during a severe thunderstorm, something happened in Roswell, New Mexico. A UFO supposedly crashed northwest of the town. Just exactly what crashed has been raising controversy every since. The United States military maintains that what was actually recovered was debris from an experimental high-altitude surveillance balloon belonging to a classified [...]