Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge

Sunset at Bosque del Apache

Festival of the Cranes
Annually in November

Sandhill Cranes

17,000 Sandhill Cranes
winter here each year
(Up from 17 in 1940)

red chile ristras

Smile!
You're in Chile Country!

Socorro's historic plaza

Socorro's Historic Plaza

Historic San Miguel Mission

Old San Miguel Mission

Art Wheel

The Art Wheel
near Socorro's
Historic Plaza

giant telescopes at the Very Large Array

The Karl G. Janksy Very Large Array
West of Magdalena on the Plains of San Augustin

New Mexico Tech Golf Course
El Camino Real International Heritage Center

El Camino Real International Heritage Center

Historic Fort Craig

Fort Craig - a remnant
from the Civil War Era

M Mountain and Moon

M Mountain, Socorro

Pelicans at Bosque del Apache
White Pelicans at the Bosque
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New Mexico Tech Performing Arts Series: Presidential Chamber Music Series III: Take3 – Friday, January 24, 2020

With a flair for the wild and unexpected, the genre-bending trio brings the refinement of a rigorous classical background and infuses it with rock star charisma.

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Socorro's San Miguel Mission

San Miguel Mission

Come Visit one of the oldest Catholic churches in the nation!

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Visit the Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge

The Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, fondly known as “The Bosque,” is in New Mexico near the small town of San Antonio, NM, 9 mi. south of Socorro, and less than an hour and a half from Albuquerque.

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TODAY IS A GREAT DAY TO VISIT THE KARL J. JANSKY VERY LARGE ARRAY

DAILY WALKING TOUR AND GUIDED TOURS THE FIRST SATURDAY OF EACH MONTH The Very Large Array (VLA) is comprised of 27 radio telescopes in a “Y” pattern spread across the plains of San Agustin 50 miles west of Socorro. The VLA has been used by more astronomers and has been mentioned in more scientific papers […]

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