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General Information Settled in turn by Native Americans, Spaniards, Mexicans and Yankees, NEW MEXICO is among the most ethnically and culturally diverse of all the states in the US. Each successive group has built upon the legacy of its predecessors; their various histories and achievements are closely intertwined, and in some ways the late-coming white Americans from the north and east have had comparatively little impact. Signs of the region´s rich heritage are everywhere, from ancient pictographs and cliff dwellings to the design of the state´s license plates, taken from a Zia Indian symbol for the sun - the one near-constant fact of life in this arid land. read more Copyright Rough Guides Ltd |
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Carlsbad-Caverns-Nationalpark
founded on May 14, 1930
419.599 visitors (2004) |
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Chaco Culture National Historic Park Canyon,
Gila Cliff Dwellings - Silver City,
Coronado State Park - Albuquerque,
White Sands National Monument. |
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