CELEBRATING MEXICO.Byline: THE NEW MEXICAN New Mexico Abbr. NM or N.M. or N.Mex. A state of the southwest United States on the Mexican border. It was admitted as the 47th state in 1912. El Rancho de las Golondrinas
took on the air of a Mexican village Saturday and Sunday as hundreds turned out to enjoy a weekend of dancing, good food, music and a charreada rodeo -- all part of the living history museum's Viva Mexico celebration. Working with the museum, the Mexican Consulate in Albuquerque invited 16 artisans and merchants from Mexican towns to participate in a Mexican mercado for the event. Other participants included Fernando Olea of Bert's Taqueria ta·que·ri·a n. A place where tacos, burritos, and other Mexican dishes are made and sold. [American Spanish taquería, from taco, taco; see taco.] in Santa Fe Santa Fe, city, Argentina Santa Fe, city (1991 pop. 341,000), capital of Santa Fe prov., NE Argentina, a river port near the Paraná, with which it is connected by canal. , who conducted a cooking demonstration with a variety of mole sauces, Mariachi Nuevo Mexico and Santa Fe's Baile Espa[+ or -]ol, a folklorico dancing group made up of about 120 women and girls ages 2 to 31. Guests also got a close-up look at a collection of about 50 historic Saltillo sarapes, on exhibit until October by Mark Winter, a Las Golondrinas board member. The New Mexican |
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