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IF YOU'VE EVER PONDERED THE SOURCE OF NEW Mexico's famous tongue-tingling chile, look no further than the Southern Rio Grande Valley, home to the world's largest chile crop. The unassuming village of Hatch is the state's most renowned chile-producing community, and each Labor Day it hosts the Hatch Chile Fiesta. We're talking about those zesty red (and milder green) chiles that smother enchiladas served throughout the state--from Artesia to Zuni.

Nearby Las Cruces. New Mexico's second largest city and home to New Mexico State University, has the nation's only chile institute and also stages an annual celebration in honor of the noble chile. At the Whole Enchilada ...

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