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Las Vegas is a small city in San Miguel County, in northeastern New Mexico. It covers 7.5 sq mi (19.5 sq km) and has a population of 15,000 people (2011 estimate). The city is 6,424 ft (1,958 m) above sea level. The Gallinas River flows through it, separating the Old Town to the west from New Town to the east.

Guide to Las Vegas Hotels

Here's a list of hotels in Las Vegas that you can book online, with full description, star rating, address, location map, evaluation, and prices as offered by different booking sites. This helps you to make your room booking with the site that offers the best price.

Las Vegas, New Mexico
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The city of Las Vegas, New Mexico, traces its history to 1835, when a group of settlers received land grant from the then Mexican government. The settlement was established on the west bank of the Gallinas River.

When the railroad was constructed in 1880, the railroad stop was a mile to the east of Plaza de Las Vegas, then the center of town. A new settlement was created by the railroad and came to be known as New Town. As with many towns in New Mexico, Las Vegas was a place of lawlessness, characteristic of the Wild West, with its share of robbers, gamblers and gunmen. Today Las Vegas is a small city that preserves the memory of its Wild West days with its museums and downtown architecture.

Visiting Las Vegas

Las Vegas is served by Interstate 25 which connects it to Santa Fe to the west.

Places of Interest in Las Vegas

Carnegie Library
The only surviving Carnegie Library in New Mexico, established in 1904.
City of Las Vegas Museum & Rough Rider Memorial
Memorial dedicated in 1940 for the Rough Riders regiment, which name Las Vegas as their official reunion home.
Montezuma Castle
A former railroad hotel in the town of Montezuma, north of Las Vegas, today part of the Armand Hammer United World College of the American West.

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