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We’re honoring the Land of Enchantment with six reasons we love New Mexico.

1. The landscape is simply unbeatable.

2. The nostalgia of Route 66 Americana is alive and well.

3. The adobes of Santa Fe are mesmerizing.

4. Whimsical balloons fill the air every October during the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta.

5. No one does chile peppers quite like New Mexico.

6. Did we mention the landscape is unbeatable?

 

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Marissa WillmanMarissa Willman earned a bachelor's degree in journalism before downsizing her life into two suitcases for a teaching gig in South Korea. Seoul was her home base for two years of wanderlusting throughout six countries in Asia. In 2011, Marissa swapped teaching for travel writing and now calls Southern California home.

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