New Mexico Dish Towel by Catstudio

In beautiful detail, this original design celebrates the State of New Mexico - from Carlsbad Caverns to White Sands to Gila Forrest to Anasazi to Mescalero - it truly is the LAND OF ENCHANTMENT!

The design is silk-screened, then framed with a hand embroidered border on a 100% cotton dish towel/hand towel/guest towel/bar towel. Three stripes down both sides and hand dyed rick-rack at the top and bottom add a charming vintage touch. Delightfully presented in a fab organdy re-usable pouch!

• 100% Cotton
• Machine wash cold and line dry
• Packaged in organdy pouch
• Measures 20" x 29"

Fun Facts:

• The oldest western city founded and inhabited is Santa Fe, established in 1607.
• The world's largest international hot air balloon festival is held annually in Albuquerque.
• Santa Fe's 'Palace of Governors' was built in 1610, it is the oldest government building in the nation.
• In isolated villages in north-central New Mexico, some descendants of Spanish conquistadors preserve a form of 16th century Spanish spoken nowhere else in the world today.
• The largest Native American group is the Navajo tribe, with 78,000 members. There is a Navajo reservation covering 14 million acres in the New Mexico area.
• The "Green Chile capital of the world" is Hatch, NM.
• Santa Fe is the highest capital city (7,000 ft above sea level) in the nation.
• From the Capulin Volcano crest (8,182ft) in Union County, NM, one can view five states: Oklahoma, Texas, Colorado, Kansas, and New Mexico.
• Located just north of Taos, NM, the Taos Pueblo is one of the oldest continuously occupied communities in the nation. Residents still live in the 900 year old dwellings.
• The Rio Grande is the longest river in New Mexico and runs the entire length of the state.
• New Mexico has more residents with Ph.Ds than any other state in the nation (due in part to the many governmental and private research facilities).
• Roswell, NM, is famous for UFO sightings.
• Nearly 75% of the roads in New Mexico are unpaved.
• The Loretto Chapel in Santa Fe, NM, is famous for an architectural marvel within its walls: the staircase. It was built between 1877 and 1881. The spiral staircase has no visible means of support, contains no glue or nails.