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Explore Las Tusas in United States
Las Tusas in the region of New Mexico is a town in United States - some 1,560 mi or ( 2511 km ) West of Washington , the country's capital city .
Current time in Las Tusas is now 07:34 AM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " America/Denver " with a UTC offset of -6 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Colorado Springs, Denver, Albuquerque, Arriba, and Bernalillo. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Colorado Springs . We saw some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Las Tusas ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Mora summer 2010 trip log-Las Vegas,NM
The final part of the trip log reports for the Mora summer 2010 trip. This segment filmed just north of Las Vegas,NM on NM-518. Filmed on Saturday, July 03, 2010 (series). ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Hermit's Peak
Hermit's Peak is a mountain in San Miguel County, in northern New Mexico, United States. The peak is named for the Italian religious recluse John Augustiani, who lived there in a cave he had dug into the earth around the time of the U.S. Civil War. His cave became the subject of pilgrimage by some devout New Mexicans, during his life and for a number of years after his death.
Located at 35.74 -105.42 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Montezuma Castle (hotel)
The Montezuma Castle is a 90,000-square-foot, 400 room Queen Anne-style hotel building erected just northwest of the city of Las Vegas, New Mexico in 1886 (the site was at the time called "Las Vegas Hot Springs," but is now known as "Montezuma"). The current castle is actually the third on the site, the first two (dating to 1881 and 1885) were the first buildings in New Mexico to have electric lighting, and they both burned down.
Located at 35.66 -105.28 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Armand Hammer United World College of the American West
The Armand Hammer United World College of the American West (or UWC-USA) is a United World College founded in 1982 by industrialist and philanthropist Armand Hammer. It is a two-year, independent, coeducational boarding school with about 200 students representing 80-90 countries at any time. The vast majority of these students receive full scholarships, being selected by the 124 National Committees that represent the United World Colleges around the globe.
Located at 35.65 -105.28 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Montezuma, New Mexico
Montezuma is an unincorporated community in San Miguel County, New Mexico, United States. It is located about five miles northwest of the city of Las Vegas, New Mexico. The town was best known for many years for its natural hot springs, and was in fact called "Los Ojos Calientes". or "Las Vegas Hot Springs" until the late 19th century. The town consists of ranches, a post office, and the United World College-USA.
Located at 35.65 -105.28 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Golondrinas, New Mexico
Golondrinas ("The Swallows") is an unincorporated village in Mora County, New Mexico, United States, on State Route 161 next to the Mora River about 18 mi south of the town of Mora. It is at an elevation of 6,833 ft . Golondrinas was founded in 1835 as one of the villages in the 827,621-acre Mora land grant and from 1851-1891 supplied Fort Union with produce. In the center of the village is the adobe church San Acacio de las Golondrinas which was built in 1862.
Located at 35.89 -105.19 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
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