I ♥ Las Cruces, New Mexico!
Especially for Its Sunsets and Green Chile! 🌄
Las Cruces is the economic and geographic center of the Mesilla Valley,
the agricultural region on the floodplain of the Rio Grande which
extends from Hatch to the west side of El Paso, Texas. Las Cruces is the
home of New Mexico State University (NMSU), New Mexico's only land-grant
university. The city's major employer is the federal government on
nearby White Sands Test Facility and White Sands Missile Range. The
Organ Mountains, 10 miles (16 km) to the east, are dominant in the
city's landscape, along with the Doña Ana Mountains, Robledo Mountains,
and Picacho Peak. Las Cruces lies 225 miles (362 km) south of
Albuquerque, 42 miles (68 km) northwest of El Paso, Texas and 41 miles
(66 km) north of the Mexican border at Sunland Park. Spaceport America,
which has corporate offices in Las Cruces, operates from 55 miles (89
km) to the north, and has completed several successful manned,
suborbital flights. The city is also the headquarters for Virgin
Galactic, the world's first company to offer sub-orbital spaceflights.
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