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New Mexico State Information

  • State Capital: Santa Fe
  • Admission to Statehood:
    January 6, 1912
  • State Bird: Roadrunner
  • Constitution: 47th State, State Legislature
  • Economy-
    • Agriculture: Cattle, dairy products, hay, nursery stock, chilies.
    • Industry: Electric equipment, petroleum and coal products, food processing, printing and publishing, stone, glass, and clay products, tourism.
  • State Flag: The yellow field and red symbol colors are the colors of Spain. First brought to New Mexico by Spanish explorers in 1540. On New Mexico's flag we see a red sun with rays streching out from it. There are four groups of rays with four rays in each group. This is an ancient sun symbol of a Native American people called the Zia. The Zia believed that the giver of all good gave them gifts in groups of four. These gifts are:
    1. The four directions - north, east, south and west.
    2. The four seasons - spring, summer, fall and winter.
    3. The day - sunrise, noon, evening and night.
    4. Life itself - childhood, youth, middle years and old age.
    5. All of these are bound by a circle of life and love, without a beginning or end.
  • State Flower: Yucca Flower
  • Highest Point: Wheeler Peak; 13,161 feet, 8th
  • Lowest Point: Red Bluff Lake; 2,817 feet, 48th
  • Motto: Crescit eundo
    • It grows as it goes
  • State Nickname: Land of Enchantment
  • Population: Roughly about 1,819,046
  • State Song: O, Fair New Mexico
  • State Tree: Pinyon Pine
 

New Mexico Real Estate

by Jim Kimmons
Taos Real Estate

Welcome to New Mexico , truly the Land of Enchantment . Often referred to as a "well kept travel secret", New Mexico has so much to offer the visitor or the new resident. With mountains, forests, and plains with buffalo, this state has something for everyone in the way of natural beauty. The Enchanted Circle National Forest Scenic Byway is a circular route in northern New Mexico that New Mexico State Birdcircles Wheeler Peak, the highest mountain in the state at 13,161 feet. Touring this byway will take one through Taos, Angel Fire, Eagle Nest, Red River and Questa. Sites include Eagle Nest Lake State Park, Red River Fish Hatchery, Bob Cat Pass, the Rio Grande Gorge, D. H. Lawrence Memorial, the gold mining town of Elizabethtown, Vietnam Veterans Memorial and much more. Ski, fish, golf, shop for everything from antiques to Native American goods, and eat at some of the finest restaurants in the world. You haven’t experienced a great chile relleno until you’ve eaten in one of our great southwester restaurants. While we're on the subject of food, New Mexico has some very fine wineries. There are three regional tours of 19 wineries, broken down into three driving tours in the Northern, Central and Southern areas of the state.  New Mexico is the home of six Native American tribes and 19 New Mexico State FlagPueblos. The Taos Pueblo, continuously inhabited for more than 1000 years, is both a World Heritage Site and a National Historic Landmark. Throughout the year, visitors can view ceremonies at these Pueblos and tour historic adobe structures that have stood the test of time. You’ll also find the Chaco Canyon area to be rich in history and some of the most dramatic remaining structural architecture of Native American peoples in this country.  Taos is one of the top five areas nationally for art. A visit to Taos and Santa Fe, only about 50 miles apart, will allow you to view the works of thousands of artists in hundreds of galleries and studios. The St. Francis de Asis Church in Ranchos de Taos is one of the most photographed and painted religious structures in North America . Another National Scenic Byway is the Turquoise Trail, between Santa Fe New Mexico State Flowerand Albuquerque. This scenic and historic area encompasses 15,000 square miles and will provide the visitor with the finest in nature, restaurants and historical treats. The town of Madrid, originally a mining town, is now an artists’ haven and a popular place to spend a Sunday afternoon at the Mine Shaft Tavern. You’ll find great music and food, as well as New Mexico hospitality. If your passion is winter skiing, New Mexico is rich in high desert deep powder skiing. Just within an hour of the Town of Taos, you can ski the Taos Ski Valley , Angel Fire and Sipapu Family Ski Area. Other popular ski resort areas include Red River Santa Fe, Sandia Peak and Ski Apache. We’re not talking about that packed wet stuff you get in other areas of the country either! In this high desert climate, the snow tends to be very light and the powder deep.

Some of the finest outdoor recreation in this hemisphere is found throughout the state of New Mexico. You shouldn’t plan a trip to the southwest without devoting a significant portion of your time to this beautiful area.

 

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