Albuquerque
New Mexico's biggest city
Albuquerque is the largest city in New Mexico, situated along the Rio Grande in the high desert of the American Southwest.
It serves as a commercial and cultural hub for the region, known for its annual hot air balloon festival and as a setting for television and film.
We drove through Albuquerque on our way to Santa Fe.
Communal adobe village
- adobeSun-dried clay bricks
- turquoiseBlue-green opaque gemstone
- chilePungent Capsicum pod
- sopaipillasPuffy fried dough squares
frybread · Hispanic · silversmithing · pottery · luminarias · mariachi · lowrider · posole
Flat-topped steep-sided elevation
- arroyoSeasonal desert watercourse
- bosqueRiverside grove, southwestern term
- cottonwoodFluffy-seeded deciduous tree
- sandstoneCemented grain sediment
volcanic · juniper · piñon · tumbleweed · arroyos · petroglyph · escarpment · sunset
Festive public celebration
- glowSteady, soft light
- gondolaSuspended transport cabin
- envelopeFolded paper enclosure
- propaneFlammable hydrocarbon fuel
burner · launch · pilot · airborne · inflation · spectacle · altitude · flight
pueblo
Communal adobe village
sopaipillas · frybread · Hispanic · silversmithing · pottery · luminarias · mariachi · lowrider · posole · enchiladas
mesa
Flat-topped steep-sided elevation
- arroyoSeasonal desert watercourse
- bosqueRiverside grove, southwestern term
- cottonwoodFluffy-seeded deciduous tree
sandstone · volcanic · juniper · piñon · tumbleweed · arroyos · petroglyph · escarpment · sunset · monsoon
fiesta
Festive public celebration
propane · burner · launch · pilot · airborne · inflation · spectacle · altitude · flight · tether
I-40
Transcontinental American highway
- I-25Major western interstate route
- metropolitanOf a major city
- New MexicoSanta Fe, Taos, adobe, White Sands, Rio Grande
- New Mexico PlacesSanta Fe, Taos, Carlsbad, Gallup, Los Alamos
- AlbuquerqueOld Town, I-40, I-25, Cottonwood, Aquarium
- US CitiesNew York City, Atlanta, Chicago, Boston, Dallas
- U.S. CitiesNew York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Houston, Phoenix
- Desert CitiesAbu Dhabi, Dubai, Riyadh, Doha, Las Vegas
AlbuquerqueLos Angeles
Southern California metropolis
San Francisco · Phoenix · Las Vegas · Denver · El Paso