Las Cruces
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Las Cruces could refer to:
- Battle of Monte de las CrucesBattle of Monte de las CrucesThe Battle of Monte de las Cruces was one of the pivotal battles of the early Mexican War of Independence. It was fought between the insurgent troops of Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla and Ignacio Allende against the royalist troops of General Torcuato Trujillo in the Sierra de las Cruces mountains...
- Las Cruces, CaliforniaLas Cruces, CaliforniaLas Cruces, California is an unincorporated community in Santa Barbara County, California. It lies at the split between California State Route 1, which travels north to Lompoc, and U.S. Route 101, which travels north to Buellton. The community lies within area code 805.-References:...
- Las Cruces, Chile
- Las Cruces, New MexicoLas Cruces, New MexicoLas Cruces, also known as "The City of the Crosses", is the county seat of Doña Ana County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 97,618 in 2010 according to the 2010 Census, making it the second largest city in the state....
(New Mexico's second-largest city)- The main campus of New Mexico State UniversityNew Mexico State UniversityNew Mexico State University at Las Cruces , is a major land-grant university in Las Cruces, New Mexico, United States...
- Las Cruces International AirportLas Cruces International AirportLas Cruces International Airport is an international airport located 8 miles west of the city center of Las Cruces, New Mexico, on a Mesa overlooking the Mesilla Valley. The airport was the major hub for Zia Airlines in the 1970s and early 1980s. There have been no scheduled passenger flights to...
in New Mexico
- The main campus of New Mexico State University
- Las Cruces (Band)Las Cruces (band)-Discography:*S.O.L. - Brainticket Records*Ringmaster - Brainticket Records*Stone Deaf Forever - Red Sun Records*Slave to the Power - Meteorcity Records...
, Doom metal band from San Antonio Texas - Las Cruces Biological StationLas Cruces Biological StationThe Las Cruces Biological Station / Wilson Botanical Garden is located in the southern Puntarenas province of Costa Rica, and is the newest of the three research stations operated by the Organization for Tropical Studies...
, Costa RicaCosta RicaCosta Rica , officially the Republic of Costa Rica is a multilingual, multiethnic and multicultural country in Central America, bordered by Nicaragua to the north, Panama to the southeast, the Pacific Ocean to the west and the Caribbean Sea to the east....
, one of the Organization for Tropical StudiesOrganization for Tropical StudiesThe Organization for Tropical Studies is a network of ecological research stations created in Costa Rica in 1963. OTS is run by a non-profit consortium of 63 universities, based in the United States, Australia and Latin America . The corporate headquarters of OTS are at Duke University, in...
(OTS) research stationResearch stationA research station is a station built for the purpose of conducting scientific research. Research station sites might include outer space and oceans. Many nations have research stations in Antarctica; Showa Station, Halley and Troll are examples...
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