Balloon Fiesta

A Desert Spectacle - Albuquerque, NM - October 2007

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June 8th 2009
The ALBUQUERQUE BALLOON FIESTA!!! It's cold outside. The sun is not up yet. You did not want to get up in the first place. 20,000 other people have exactly the same idea at 5 in the morning. And you are stuck in traffic as if you are driving in Los Angeles at rush hour. These are just a couple of the things that you will have to deal with going to the Balloon Fiesta. I lived here for 5 years ... read more

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Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the origina... ... read more