The Foothills of the Organ Mountains: Talaveras Neighborhood

 

A relatively new, very exclusive neighborhood/development in Las Cruces is called "Talaveras," and it is on what is known as the East Mesa, at the base of the Organ Mountains east. 

Huge lots are a feature of Taleveras. It's an easy drive to the University, NMSU, so it's a favorite spot for professors to live. From this neighborhood, the Mesilla Valley can be seen to the west, and at night the whole valley twinkles and glows.

Utilities are underground here, so no wires and poles mar the landscape.

In spring, just north of Taleveras, millions of Mexican poppies burst into bloom, and thousands of sightseers visit along Dripping Springs road to photograph the poppies and pose in them. It's a favorite place to take graduation photos.