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La Cueva Picnic Area Las Cruces, NM 88011 Last Updated: 07/28/2025 |
| La Cueva Rock Shelter is an archeological site located at the foot of the Organ Mountains outside Las Cruces. This feature is now part of the Organ Mountain - Desert Peaks National Monument. The shelter was occupied from almost 5,000 BC through the historic period that followed the arrival of the Europeans. | |
| In the mid-1970s approximately 100,000 artifacts were recovered here by the University of Texas at El Paso. During the 18th and 19th Centuries, the rock shelter was probably known to the roving bands of Apaches who frequented the area. Then, in the 1860s, the cave was reportedly home to one of the more eccentric figures of New Mexico's history, Giovanni Maria Agotini, known to local folks as "El Ermitano," the Hermit. | |
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Las Cruces Place » City At the crossroads of interstates 10 and 25, you’ll find Las Cruces, NM. Las Cruces, the state’s second largest city, is a welcoming destination with a vibrant culture, bold flavors, expansive outdoor recreation, revitalized downtown and thriving space industry. As of the 2020 census the population was 111,385. 127 views 💖 1 👍 0New Mexico |
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Dripping Springs Natural Area Place » Outdoors The Dripping Springs Natural Area has over four miles of easy hiking trails, including the Dripping Springs Trail, which shows off desert scrub and low elevation pinon-juniper and oak woodlands. The area also boasts excellent wildlife viewing opportunities, including excellent year-round viewing of red-tailed hawk, Gambel's quail, golden eagle and rock squirrel. 56 views 💖 1 👍 05000 Dripping Springs Rd, Las Cruces, NM 88011 |