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Cloudcroft,
New Mexico
Nestled in the Sacramento
Mountains, Cloudcroft is small, cute, a bit
rustic and reasonably priced. Is it a
great place to retire?
Ruidoso,
New Mexico
In the high country of southern New Mexico,
Ruidoso boasts fresh air, beautiful scenery, a mellow lifestyle
and a reasonable cost of living. It is a great retirement
spot!
Santa
Fe, New Mexico
With a rich
arts and cultural scene, outstanding
restaurants, beautiful weather and history
around every corner, Santa Fe is relaxed,
sophisticated and a great retirement
spot.
Taos,
New Mexico
Situated among pine trees in the
stark but beautiful landscape of north central New
Mexico, historic Taos boasts unique
adobe architecture, a liberal outlook and a large
artist community. Are they enough to make
it a great place to retire?
The State of
New Mexico
New
Mexico
is located in
the Mountain Region of the
United States
and is nicknamed
the
Land
of
Enchantment.
It has a quite interesting motto: Crescit
eundo, which means it grows as it goes.
It is ranked 5th in the United
States with a land area of 121,589 square miles,
and its population is 36th in the
United States with 2,059,179 residents as of
2009.
New Mexico
was the 47th
state to be admitted to the
Union
on
January 6, 1912.
The state of
New Mexico
borders four
states:
Texas,
Oklahoma,
Arizona
and Colorado.
It also makes up one of the Four Corner
States.
The
capital of New Mexico
is
Santa Fe
while its
largest city and metropolitan area is
Albuquerque.
Out of all the United States,
New Mexico
has the highest
Hispanic population at an estimated 46 percent
as of the last United States Census count in
2010. This
Hispanic population is made up largely of the
descendants of Spanish colonists as well as
immigrants from Latin American countries.
There is also a large presence of Native
Americans made up mostly of Navajo and
Pueblo
people.
So obviously, the culture of
New Mexico
is strongly
influenced by its Native American and Hispanic
inhabitants.
There
are no professional sports franchises in
New Mexico,
however, several
minor league and several collegiate teams
represent
the state.
Most games and sporting events take place
at the
Santa Ana
Star
Center.
The most prolific collegiate teams
include the University
of
New Mexico Lobos
and the New Mexico State Aggies.
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