Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge - Contreras, New Mexico

Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge is located in San Antonio, Socorro County, New Mexico. Situated between the Chupadera Mountains to the west and the San Pascual Mountains to the east, the 57,331-acre Bosque del Apache was established in 1939 to provide a critical stopover site for migrating waterfowl. The refuge is well known for the tens of thousands of cranes, geese, and ducks who winter here each year. Over 30,000 acres of Bosque del Apache are designated wilderness.

 

Large Letter Reprint - Albuquerque, New Mexico

Nicknames: Land of Enchantment

Mottos: Crescit eundo - It grows as it goes

The city of Cimarron was in the past considered the cowboy capital of the world - it is here that people lived here, among others Kit Carson trappers or "Buffalo Bill" Cody. The atmosphere of this city is evidenced by a newspaper clipping from those times: “There is peace in Cimarron. Nobody has been killed for 3 days. "