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== Culture ==

== Culture ==

The culture of New Mexico was nearly lost to history, during the Mexican and American American territorial phase, liberalism took hold throughout the major city centers within the state. Suppression and shunning of the native cultures almost left the state without an identity. Once Route 66 ran through the central cities of Albuquerque and Santa Fe, travelers began to look for authentic New Mexican culture, which was nowhere to be found within the newer "downtown" areas; Native Americans, [[Nuevomexicano]]s, descendants of the Wild West including cowboys and buffalo soldiers, and the impoverished railroad working Asian Americans had moved to poorer parts of town referred to as "old towns". Travelers and tourists began visiting these old town areas looking for authentic New Mexican cuisine and culture. Thanks to the free market, these groups became wealthy enough to reinvigorate the old town areas, and expanded into buying land in the downtown areas.

The culture of New Mexico was nearly lost to history, during the Mexican and American territorial phases, liberalism took hold throughout the major city centers within the state. Suppression and shunning of the native cultures almost left the state without an identity. Once Route 66 ran through the central cities of Albuquerque and Santa Fe, travelers began to look for authentic New Mexican culture, which was nowhere to be found within the newer "downtown" areas; Native Americans, [[Nuevomexicano]]s, descendants of the Wild West including cowboys and buffalo soldiers, and the impoverished railroad working Asian Americans had moved to poorer parts of town referred to as "old towns". Travelers and tourists began visiting these old town areas looking for authentic New Mexican cuisine and culture. Thanks to the free market, these groups became wealthy enough to reinvigorate the old town areas, and expanded into buying land in the downtown areas.

The culture eventually became so pervasive within the state that the folk [[New Mexico music]] became a local popular music, and the [[New Mexican cuisine]] staple [[Chile (Capsicum)|chile pepper]] can be found in everything from traditional New Mexican stews, enchiladas, and tamales to popular American foods such as french fries, hamburgers, and ranch dressing.

The culture eventually became so pervasive within the state that the folk [[New Mexico music]] became a local popular music, and the [[New Mexican cuisine]] staple [[Chile (Capsicum)|chile pepper]] can be found in everything from traditional New Mexican stews, enchiladas, and tamales to popular American foods such as french fries, hamburgers, and ranch dressing.

== Climate ==

== Climate ==

New Mexico's weather is usually sunny and dry, with little rainfall all year. <ref> http://weather.nmsu.edu/News/climate-in-NM.htm </ref>

New Mexico's weather is usually sunny and dry, with little rainfall all year. This is especially true in the south, however in the northern and central parts of the state, especially in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains and along the Rio Grande, there is more moderate precipitation and usually snow during the winter.<ref> http://weather.nmsu.edu/News/climate-in-NM.htm </ref>

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