Above: Canyon Road shines bright on Christmas Eve. Photograph courtesy of Visit Santa Fe. 1 Yet in the dark streets shineth. Thousands of farolitos (as the paper bag-sand-and-candle contraptions are…
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Above: Weaver Christine Hernandez will be among the 50 vendors at this year's Winter Market hosted by Vital Spaces. Photograph courtesy of Vital Spaces. 1 Finish your Santa duties. Sip hot chocolate…
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Above: The ABQ BioPark’s River of Lights returns this year. Photograph by ZUMA Press Inc./Alamy. Christmas on the Pecos Christmas on the Pecos means a 40-minute boat cruise that takes you from…
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Above: Use these tips before heading out into the forest. Photograph by Raychel Sanner/Unspash. Get a permit National Forest Service offices sell permits online to cut Christmas trees for $5–$20. The…
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Above: This classic recipe appears in The Best from New Mexico Kitchens . Photograph by Douglas Merriam. ADVICE FROM THE ABUELAS We asked two Santa Fe–based grandmas—and expert bizcochito bakers—for…
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THEY'RE CALLED FAROLITOS UP NORTH and luminarias in the central and southern parts of the state, but a lineup of lunch-sack lanterns by any other name is a New Mexico Christmas tradition. Jeff Saiz…
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Above: Make this festive activity a new holiday tradition. Illustration by Chris Philpot. EACH DECEMBER since their now-teenage girls were three and six years old, Jennifer Lindline and her husband…
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Above: Use these tips for building a fire in a kiva-style fireplace. Illustration by Chris Philpot. NEW MEXICANS LOVE THE AROMA of piñon smoke from a chimney. Well, at least northern New Mexicans do;…
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Above: New Mexico's official state cookie has simple, yet rich flavors of cinnamon, sugar, and anise. Photograph by Douglas Merriam. GROWING UP IN TESUQUE, Loretta Sisneros Olguin had an elderly…
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Above: Albuquerque’s Twinkle Light Parade illuminates the streets of the Nob Hill neighborhood. Photograph by ZUMA Press Inc./Alamy. THE FAMILY CALENDAR HUNG IN THE KITCHEN of our downtown Albuquerque…
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