Because over half of New Mexico’s population is either Hispanic or Native American and with both of those populations having roots going back to when the area was under Spanish and Mexican rule, it doesn’t take long before you start spotting items that are clearly an only-in-New Mexico experience. Drive on any road in the state and you’ll soon see the Spanish/Mexican influence of shrines, crosses, or images of the Virgin of Guadalupe.
You may have passed this small shrine a hundred times or more when driving from Santa Fe to Albuquerque. It’s on the south bound off ramp of I-25 at Exit 264.
