New Mexico Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
state of the United States of America
About New Mexico
Understanding New Mexico starts with grasping the overpowering importance of two of its geological features: the Rio Grande, which bisects the state north to south, and the nearbySangre de Cristo Mountains, southernmost range of theRocky Mountainsand a part of the same large-scale geological structure that produces the Rio, the "Rio Grande rift." The eastern third of the state is an extension of theGreat Plainsboth geographically and culturally and has more in common with the western parts ofTexasandOklahomathan with the rest of New Mexico. The western third, beyond the Rio and the assortment of minor mountain ranges (Nacimientos, Magdalenas, and the not-so-minorJemez Mountains) to its west, is part of the same "basin and range" geography as comprises much ofArizonaandNevada, with a litt
New Mexico Travel Guide Sections
Our comprehensive guide covers 15 sections including: