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Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month

September 15 – October 15

In the Land of Enchantment, where Hispanic culture, art, and traditions thrive. Here are just a few ways you can experience Hispanic culture in New Mexico.

 

NHCC Ballet Folklorico

Visit the National Hispanic Cultural Center

A world-class center for Hispanic arts and culture, the National Hispanic Cultural Center (NHCC) has welcomed millions of visitors since its grand opening in 2000. The NHCC is dedicated to the preservation, promotion, and advancement of Hispanic culture, arts, and humanities. The center offers exhibitions, lectures, book readings, performing arts, and educational programming. 

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Coronado Historic Site

Tour These Historic Sites

Several of New Mexico’s historic sites offer an in-depth look into New Mexico’s history of Spanish missionaries and conquistadors. Many sites, such as the Coronado Historic Site and ruins of Kuaua Pueblo, just north of Albuquerque, allows visitors to learn about early Spanish contact with the ancestral Puebloans who inhabited New Mexico.

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La Emi flamenco

Experience Flamenco

Experience the passion and energy of flamenco at the United States' first authentic tablao inside Hotel Albuquerque. Tablao Flamenco presents a dynamic schedule of performances, featuring the premier artists from Spain and the United States.

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Flamenco Festival

Feast, Flair, and Flamenco

El Flamenco offers the best of Southern Spain in Santa Fe with authentic Spanish tapas, a great selection of wine and beer, and resident flamenco company Antonio Granjero + Entreflamenco. Come and enjoy an unforgettable evening of tapas, wine, and live performance.

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Casa San Ysidro’s Harvest Festival

Casa San Ysidro’s Harvest Festival

Experience the history and character of the village of Corrales during the annual Harvest Festival at Casa San Ysidro, a reconstructed 18th/19th century adobe home filled with Hispanic folk art, textiles, and furniture collections. This annual event hosts a variety of activities, music, and heritage craft demonstrations from artists across New Mexico.

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Santa Fe Wine & Chile Festival

Wines and (Chile) Vines

The Santa Fe Wine & Chile Fiesta is an annual five-day weekend of events featuring the culinary artistry found in Santa Fe’s many excellent restaurants coupled with the sophistication and wines of national wineries. Celebrate wine in the country’s oldest wine region with its vines deeply rooted in Hispanic history and heritage.

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8 Traditions Showcasing the Rich Hispanic-American Heritage of Mesilla

¡Baila!

Ballet Folklorico (Mexican Folk Dance) is the beauty and vibrancy of Hispanic culture in motion. A variety of traditional Mexican dances that all have theatrical choreography and brightly colored costumes in common, Ballet Folklorico celebrates Hispanic heritage while bringing about cultural awareness. This beautiful art form, using people as the medium, can be seen year-round all over the state at festivals,

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Mesilla Virtual Tour

Take a Tour

New World, Old Mesilla

Just a few miles south of bustling Las Cruces is a town that hasn’t changed much in over 100 years. The adobe buildings, with their thick walls, were made to be cool in the summer and warm in the winter and decorated with bright chile ristras all year-round. These buildings surround a tranquil plaza and local galleries celebrate Old Mesilla’s heritage with paintings, sculpture, and folk art. The historically significant San Albino mission church is also a must-see, and definitely don’t miss out on the great food the town has to offer.

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Chimayo

The Secret’s in the Soil

The tiny village of Chimayo is one of the country’s most important places of Catholic pilgrimage. El Santuario de Chimayo is a church that inspires visitors from around the world to come and experience the healing power of the soil. It’s undeniably powerful to see the dozens of crutches and walking sticks displayed on the church walls after being discarded by pilgrims post-healing. While in the village, don’t miss out on the famous heritage New Mexican cooking at Rancho de Chimayo.

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Living History Museum at Las Golondrinas

Take a Step Back in Time

Take a step back in time. A living history museum that brings the Spanish Colonial way of life into the present, El Rancho de Las Golondrinas immerses its visitors in the sights, sounds, and tastes of a long-ago era. With 200 acres to explore, be sure to allow yourself plenty of time to explore the grounds, meet reenactors dressed in authentic period garb, spend time in a replica of a Spanish colonial home, and contemplate what life was like during the Spanish Colonial era of northern New Mexico.

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