Tijera's Canyon

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Tijera's Canyon, New Mexico, USATijera's Canyon, New Mexico, USA
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Tijera's Canyon is a pass between the Sandia and Manzano Mountains has been a natural route for travel between eastern New Mexico and the Rio Grande Valley since pre-historic times. Known as Canon de Carnue in the Spanish colonial period, it takes its present name from the village of Tijeras. It is Spanish for "scissors". Tijeras Canyon is a prominent canyon in the central part of the US state of New Mexico. Tijeras Canyon is often referred to by locals as the I-40 Canyon after the major highway that traverses it, linking Albuquerque and points east. It separates the Sandia Mountains to the north from the Manzano Mountains to the south.

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Sandia Mountains, New Mexico, USA
For many Albuquerque dwellers, one of the most enjoyable features of the Sandias are the glowing watermelon colors they display during sunset (the word sandia is spanish for watermelon). The Sandia Mountains are Albuquerque's most prominent feature and one of its most essential elements of styl...
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