What is it like to live in Socorro, New Mexico?
Socorro is a small town with three grocery stores, one movie theater, numerous gas stations and motels, and several good restaurants. Located 75 miles south of Albuquerque, it is surrounded by farms, ranches, and high desert. With its friendly, relaxed pace of life, it is a good, safe place to raise small children. It is also a good place for serious study, because there are few distractions. Weekend fun off campus might be a bicycle trip on dirt roads in the wilderness, a hike or a rock climb in the mountains west of town, or a trip to Albuquerque, Santa Fe, or one of the many geological, scientific, or cultural attractions of the state. Socorro also offers many places of worship, including a small mosque.
