Southwest Fun Facts
1. Almost every single lake in Texas is man-made.
2. Texas citizens eat out more than any other U.S. state.
3. In some isolated villages in North-Central New Mexico, some descendants of Spanish conquistadors still speak a form of 16th century Spanish not used anywhere else in the world today.
4. Texas is the only state to have had six national flags fly over its soil: those of Spain, France, Mexico, the Republic of Texas, the Confederacy, and the United States.
5. There are 11.2 million acres of National Forest and 1/4 of the state is forested.
6. Arizona also has more parks and national monuments than any other state, more mountains than Switzerland, and more golf courses than Scotland.
2. Texas citizens eat out more than any other U.S. state.
3. In some isolated villages in North-Central New Mexico, some descendants of Spanish conquistadors still speak a form of 16th century Spanish not used anywhere else in the world today.
4. Texas is the only state to have had six national flags fly over its soil: those of Spain, France, Mexico, the Republic of Texas, the Confederacy, and the United States.
5. There are 11.2 million acres of National Forest and 1/4 of the state is forested.
6. Arizona also has more parks and national monuments than any other state, more mountains than Switzerland, and more golf courses than Scotland.