new mexico
I’ll be honest, most people don’t put New Mexico on their travel list, and I think that’s exactly why you should. I’ve lived here for most of my life, and I’m still finding places that stop me in my tracks. What makes this state unlike anywhere else in America is the layering of cultures that shaped it. Native American civilizations that built cities in the desert centuries before Europeans arrived, and the Spanish conquest that left its mark on everything from the architecture, to the food, to the names of the mountains. That collision of worlds is still visible everywhere you look, and it gives New Mexico a depth that’s hard to find anywhere else in this country.
We also have white sand dunes that look like another planet, mountain towns tucked into the pines, and a food culture that will genuinely ruin green chile for you everywhere else. New Mexico isn’t what you picture when you think of the Southwest- it’s stranger, richer, and a whole lot more surprising than that. Explore New Mexico with me!
