Baltimore may be known as “The City That Reads,” but Las Cruces may be home to the largest per-capita sales of used books anywhere in the area. Options for new books are restricted to the local Hastings and the newly-built Barnes and Noble, but older books can be found at perhaps a dozen stores in ...
The city of Las Cruces, New Mexico, is located in the south central area of New Mexico, about 40 miles from the more popular town of El Paso, Texas. Being in such a dry climate, (they only receive seven inches of rain a year) most plants can’t survive. However, cacti are very different. A cactus ...
What was Peter Piper thinking when he picked a peck of pickled peppers? Did he not know about New Mexico’s world famous Hatch Green Chiles? Apparently he was not a Chilehead who takes hotluck dishes to parties for the Chile Fix that gives you Chile Flashes. Well, I am a Chilehead and I thought I ...
If you’re planning on visiting the second-largest city in the Land of Enchantment, come with an appetite for chile! The locally-grown delicacy is the staple of the region’s cuisine and the question “Red or Green?” has been recently recognized as officially the state gastronomic catchphrase. There are numerous places to get your chile fix, but ...