Finding a Dream State in Jemez Springs
Above: The ruins of Jemez Historic Site nestle near a spectacular mesa. Photographs by Minesh Bacrania. THE MURAL ON THE faded exterior of the Los Ojos Saloon, an old mercantile built in 1947 in…
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Posts From: January 2019
Vinyl Grooves
Above: Hi-Phy Records in Albuquerque. Photograph by John McCauley. Jenny and Joe Phy own Hi-Phy Records, in Albuquerque, with two spaces for digging: a room at Spur Line Supply Co., in the Sawmill…
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Our Photos of the Year
Above: "Liz Dancing" by Catherine Lucas, this year's Grand Prize Winner. HOW DO YOU TELL THE STORY OF NEW MEXICO IN A PHOTO? Is it in a flurry of fabric whipped up in a folklórico dancer’s skirt? Or…
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New Mexico's Best Nachos
DURING A RECENT UNASSUMING EVENING in the Plaza de Las Cruces, tweens in mariachi attire filled their plates alongside hungry Las Crucens and curious visitors. They hardly put a dent in the offerings:…
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Favorite Sun
EVERY ONE OF ELIZABETH MEDINA'S award-winning pots begins with a mystery. Her mother-in-law, Sofia Medina, a renowned potter, long ago revealed to her an area of especially rich clay, but only after…
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A Year of Magical Living
Above: The Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks National Monument at sunset. Photograph by Wayne Suggs. We all have our go-tos—a restaurant, hike, gallery, margarita, or green chile recipe—that we return to…
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