About New Mexico

Albuquerque Metro Area
Northern New Mexico (Santa Fe, Toas, Gallup) | Southern New Mexico (Silver City, Las Cruces)

Welcome, Bienvenidos! To the great state of New Mexico.

The Land of Enchantment beckons as an ideal place for relocation, adventure and relaxation vacations. Explore this beautiful state rich in history, admire its colorful landscapes, taste its cultural heritage and down to earth hospitality.

So much to see in New Mexico from lava tubes to historic and traditional villages, to breathtaking exploring and recreation opportunities to satisfy your taste for adventure that will rejuvenate your spirit. Participate in world renowned hot-air balloon rallies, fiestas, art and music festivals. Also explore the beautiful landscape between Albuquerque and Santa Fe by being the ecotourist by hoping on the New Mexico Rail Runner Express.

Please check out the business directory in this website to find out LGBT owned and friendly place to dine, entertain, and relax.

CITY TEMPERATURES (Average Highs/Lows in Fahrenheit)
	JAN	APR	JULY	OCT
Albuquerque	46/28	69/42	91/66	71/45
Farmington	43/17	69/34	92/57	71/36
Gallup	43/14	63/31	87/53	67/34
Las Cruces	56/25	77/41	94/67	78/44
Roswell	56/27	73/40	88/66	79/46
Santa Fe	42/18	62/33	85/56	62/39
Taos	40/10	64/29	87/50	67/32

ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA

Experience Albuquerque ( Duke City) in central New Mexico from high or low, near or far by car, bike, hot-air balloon or tram. The state's largest city, from crest of the gorgeous Sandia Mountains. Sandia is the word watermelon in Spanish for its reds colors at sunset. The Sandia Mountains rise to 10,378 feet. Hike or drive to the peak for breath taking views. Plus ride the world's longest aerial tramway, which passes through four climatic life zones. You will also notice a river shaped like a snake slithering through the high desert called the Rio Grande flowing through the city.

The Duke City is also a popular gateway for popular destinations as Santa Fe and Taos, but it's also a vibrant city known for the world's hot-air balloon capital, a great place for outdoor activities, amazing crusine, and the region's rich Indian and Hispanic heritage plus fine museums and galleries.

OUT in Albuquerque

The Albuquerque metro area is fast approaching the one million population mark but only has a handful of gay bars. The reason we can see why so few of gay bars for such a large population is due to that the people of Duke City are open minded and welcoming that that the LGBT community feels they can be themselves in many main stream establishments. New Mexico has a strong following among artist, New Agers, feminists and outdoor enthusiasts who share interests with the LGBT community. There is no known gayborhood in Albuquerque as the LGBT community feels they feel comfortable living throughout the city. As we are seeing a trend in cities such as Hillcrest in San Diego, or Capital Hill in Denver where the Gay and Lesbian community is moving into the suburbs. You will find an overwhelming gay presence in the Nob Hill district that is near the University New Mexico . Nob Hill is where you will find retail and restaurants from the funky to the elegant. If you love to people watch Nob Hill is the area to watch, just an amazing diversity of people. Albuquerque holds their LGBT pride parade and festival the second week of June for more information go to www.abqpride.com

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Driving Distances to Albuquerque

	Miles		Miles
Chicago	1,127	Los Angeles	811
Dallas/Fort Worth	644	New York City	1,997
Denver	437	Oklahoma City	542
El Paso	266	Phoenix	458
Houston	853	Tucson	432

NORTHERN NEW MEXICO — Santa Fe, Taos

Santa Fe

America's oldest capital city celebrating 400 years 1610-2010. Santa Fe is a city that takes great pride its history while also looking into its present and future. There is much creativity and inspiration in its landscape, architecture and world-class dining and galleries.

Santa Fe is in the region of Northern New Mexico where it is abundant in cultural opportunities and historical sites, where the Sangre de Cristo Mountains refresh you with peaceful solitude and encourage rugged adventure. Santa Fe's most popular nickname, the City Different, is a proud representation of its residents' belief in distinguishing themselves by thinking outside the box while also honoring their representations of their Spanish & Native American cultures. It is a very open minded city to which is why it is one of the most popular Gay & Lesbian destination in North America.

Santa Fe hold their LGBT Pride the third week of June for more information go to www.santafehrs.org

Taos

For more than a century, Taos has been a magnet for the artists and art lovers. World-class museums and galleries, historic tours, and excellent restaurants make the small town a popular day trip visitors. Seventy miles north of Santa Fe, at the foot of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains, Taos is also a favorite among outdoor enthusiasts, with plenty of annual sunshine, excellent skiing, and mountain trails for hiking and biking.

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SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO — Las Cruces, Silver City, Roswell

Las Cruces

Tour Las Cruces, the state's second largest city, which offers lush golf courses, regional wineries, enriching entertainment and flavorful restaurants that serve up fiery local chile.

Shop the browse Southwest-style art in more than 40 boutiques and galleries at Mesilla's historic plaza. This community also hosts the Whole Enchilada Festival, a celebration of the region's hottest commodity. Las Cruces also host Gay Pride in Mid-June for more information go to www.SouthernNMPride.org

Silver City

Wander through Silver City, once a raucous mining town characteristic of the Wild West, and discover its nifty art scene. Also get your art fix at galleries in nearby Deming and Truth or Consequences.

Explore the mountain ranges of the Gila National Forest on scenic hikes, drives and even bike rides. Step back in time when you tour Old West ghost towns, such as Mogollon, Kingston, Shakespeare and Steins. Silver City also host LGBT potlucks and other events for the community to gather for more info go to www.gaysilver.org

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Roswell

One of the most famous known town names "Roswell, New Mexico" know for the tales of the legendary 1947 Roswell Incident that still today rumored a government cover up of UFO crash.

Not far from Roswell you can encounter legends of the Wild West, white sand dunes and crystalline caves in this diverse region of New Mexico. Track where Billy the Kid walked the streets of Lincoln, escaped from the Lincoln County Courthouse and was gunned down: he was buried in Fort Sumner, In Capitan, uncover the real story of Smokey Bear.