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Visiting Old Mesilla: A must-do when in southern New Mexico

We stopped in Las Cruces to spend the night on a recent road trip. As soon as we checked in to our lovely hotel, Encanto de Las Cruces, we were off...

Haunted New Mexico: Mesilla’s Double Eagle Restaurant

Also known as La Mesilla or Old Mesilla, Mesilla, New Mexico, is a town that is part of the Las Cruces Metropolitan area (more than 200 miles south...

Town of Mesilla dedicates Civil War sign

The Town of Mesilla hosted a dedication ceremony of a sign depicting the historic Civil War Battle of Mesilla and Major Isaac Lynde’s Retreat...

Today at the Farmers' Market - July 17, 2010: Eye of the Beholder - Fish gourd movie

It’s a rule at the Las Cruces Farmers’ Market that every vendor must be substantially involved in the production of what they offer for...

Language in the Southwest Borderlands: A parent is a terrible thing to lose (Pt 1)

There are many ways to lose a parent. The most common ones for immigrant children are the separations caused by language loss and moving into new...

Tepín Gallery in the Southwest Borderlands 50 miles north of downtown El Paso

The Tepín Gallery in Old Mesilla, 50 miles north of downtown El Paso on I-10, is named for a small, wild pepper that depends on birds for...

Culture on the Texas-U.S.-Mexican Border

The culture of the Southwest Borderlands – la cultura de la Frontera de la suroesta – is rich and diverse. Centered in El Paso, the...

Cinco de Mayo Fiesta in Mesilla

With the smell of Gorditas,enchiladas and kettle corn, residents of Mesilla, Las Cruces and visitors alike celebrated Cinco de Mayo on the Plaza in...