A wonderful place to live!

    Las Cruces is located in the verdant Mesilla Valley in south-central New    Mexico, a growing community with a bright future. Las Cruces is the fastest      growing city in New Mexico and the 11th fastest growing in the nation.

  Las Cruces history dates back to 1598, when Don Juan de Onate led the
  first colonists to the area. In 1848 the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo was   signed. In 1854, the Gadsden Purchase was ratified in the historic village of   Old Mesilla. In 1881, the infamous William H. Bonney, better known as "Billy   the Kid"was tried and sentenced for murder here, but later escaped.

   The Mesilla Valley has been "home" to people for at least 4,000 years, and    that's no surprise to anyone who has seen Las Cruces. The Rio Grande
   flows through the middle of the valley with the majestic Organ Mountains   rising tothe east. The surrounding agricultural land yields pecans, onions,    cotton and other produce, but it is renowned for growing the best-tasting    green chile in the world.

    Today, Las Cruces offers a vast selection of annual events and attractions,    great weather-an average of 350 days of sunshine a year-and without a    doubt, the people of Las Cruces are the greatest asset. Las Cruces invites    everyone to "Come for the History, Stay for the Fun!