Frank Ray headlines April 29 event highlighting area’s culture, music, food, more Visit Las Cruces presents ¡mira! Las Cruces, a free, family-friendly festival highlighting the art and culture, cuisine, music and outdoor recreation that make the city and its surrounding communities one of a kind…
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Social distance in the great outdoors Towering nearly 9,000 ft., the Organ Mountains serve as an awe-inspiring backdrop for Las Cruces. The mountain range is ripe for exploring and is the namesake for the Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks National Monument established six years ago. The monument also…
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A small, dedicated group of community organizations and the City of Las Cruces are hosting Make Music Day – Las Cruces. Make Music Day is a world-wide phenomenon that occurs annually on June 21, the longest day of the year. This year Las Cruces will join over 120 countries and 1,000 cities in a…
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By Troy M. Ainsworth, Ph.D. City of Las Cruces Historic Preservation Specialist In the 16th century, Spaniards crossed portions of present-day New Mexico for the first time. In the case of Alvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca and his three fellow shipwrecked companions, Estevánico, Andrés Dorantes and Alonso…
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