Tortugas, NM

The Fiesta of Our Lady of Guadalupe in the village of Tortugas, New Mexico, in Doña Ana County, New Mexico, is an annual three day festival in December. The festival is held December 10, 11, 12. Tortugas honors the Virgin and relates to Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe. Taken together, these details give a newcomer a usable picture of Tortugas, where its history, geography, and current gathering places meet. For Tortugas, the memorable detail is the way older history and current gathering places share one local map. The festival originated at the Mission Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe in what is now Chihuahua in Mexico and was moved later to Tortugas, New Mexico.