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Northern Mexico (Spanish: el Norte de México IPA: [el ˈnoɾte ðe ˈmexiko] ⓘ), commonly referred as El Norte, is an informal term for the northern cultural and geographical area in Mexico. Depending on the source, it contains some or all of the states of Baja California , Baja California Sur , Chihuahua , Coahuila , Durango , Nuevo León ...
The Gallina or Largo-Gallina culture was an occupation sequence during the pre-Hispanic period in the American Southwest from approximately 1050 to 1300. The culture was located in north-central New Mexico roughly north of the Jemez Mountains , and was named after the Rio Gallina (and Largo Canyon), which runs through the region.
Symbols of the Southwest: a string of dried chile pepper pods (a ristra) and a bleached white cow's skull hang in a market near Santa Fe. The flag of New Mexico, which is among the most recognizable in the U.S., [1] reflects the state's eclectic origins, featuring the ancient sun symbol of the Zia, a Puebloan tribe, with the scarlet and gold coloration of the Spanish flag.
Dec. 16—One writer called them "dances of mystery" — public performances cloaked in a sense of privacy. The traditional cultural dances performed by many of New Mexico's pueblos around ...
The Southwestern United States has a caballero heritage that originates in New Mexico's Hispanic and indigenous groups from the region, whereas the "Texas" vaquero tradition melded Tejano techniques with ranching styles of eastern states from Louisiana to Florida, while the "buckaroo" or "California" tradition resembled Northern Mexico traditions.
Jul. 27—In one of Jake Trujillo's oil paintings, a blazing Southwestern sky is heightened and takes on an almost neon green prominence as a full moon hangs over the desert floor of the Northern ...
Oshara Tradition, the northern tradition of the earlier Picosa culture, was a Southwestern Archaic tradition centered in the area now called New Mexico and Colorado. Cynthia Irwin-Williams developed the sequence of Archaic culture for Oshara during her work in the Arroyo Cuervo area of northwestern New Mexico.
Feb. 16—New Mexico is home to many desert dwellers, large and small. Some of the state's most distinctive creatures are also endangered or threatened. Here are five stand-out characters that are ...