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Article: Southern New Mexico: hot peppers and much more spice travel discoveries in a varied land whose attractions range from sand dunes and ski slopes to colossal caverns and UFO museums.(Unidentified Flying Objects)
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- May 1, 2005
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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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