CAROLINE PECOS-DUARTE found her way to medical school, but the road was not an easy one. There’s the expense, the intense coursework, and then there’s the fact that there are incredibly few doctors in…
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TWO BIG RED BARNS dot the roadside along NM 47 in Peralta. But only one of them, home to Branded Coffee & More, will sell you top-notch coffee, tasty lunches, and whole rib eyes or filet mignon…
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IF YOU FIND YOURSELF at the International UFO Museum & Research Center, in Roswell, there’s a good chance you’ll bump into researcher Dennis Balthaser, who’s been giving tours and talks for more than…
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WHO BUILT THE LORETTO CHAPEL STAIRCASE? Catholics are no strangers to mysteries of faith, but the Loretto Chapel staircase takes that divine whodunit to another level. Built in the late 1800s, the…
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This recipe originally appeared in "Prickly Pursuits" by Sarah Mock…
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WHAT HAPPENS to a green chile that’s exposed to minus 40 degrees and the kind of low-pressure environment you’d find at 200,000 feet elevation? Cat Frost has the answer: It turns light and airy—like a…
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THE LATE-SUMMER BATTLE FOR prickly pears in my Albuquerque backyard is fierce. The purple fruits, perched like crowns atop spiny cactus pads, are icons of Southwestern landscapes and cuisine and a key…
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WHILE GROWING UP ON HER family’s ranch outside of Corona, Harper Dunn jumped into the agricultural youth organization FFA as a seventh grader, participating in horse judging competitions and showing…
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WHETHER YOU ENJOY the cozy comfort of a wool hat or the rich colors of a traditional Navajo rug, New Mexico’s history of fiber arts starts with sheep. Visitors can learn that origin story inside the…
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ALLEN CLARK MIGHT describe himself as a backyard gardener, but there’s nothing amateurish about his results. In 2024, he brought a 974-pound pumpkin to the state fair, winning not one but three blue…
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