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Old Mesilla or La Mesilla, New Mexico Places Visited: Tuesday, June 13: Coachlight Inn Motel & RV-Park Las Cruces, New Mexico I-10 exit 139. $13.30 with PPA 50-amp FHU gravel interior roads & spots within 2-miles of historic La Mesilla: N32° 17.489' W106° 48.441' We took a day to chill. This is a good RV-Park and we like exploring the area. La Posta Mexican Restaurant on the square in La Mesilla, New Mexico near Las Cruces
We can't stop in Las Cruces without visiting La Mesilla and especially La Posta Mexican Restaurant housed in the magnificent old adobe building that served as the restaurant and inn for the famous Butterfield Stage Coach line. One hundred and eighty years ago this was the finest stopping place between San Antonio and San Francisco. The place literally housed everyone passing this way. History abounds not only within the walls of this old restaurant and Inn but in the entire village of La Mesilla.
La Posta Mexican Restaurant on the square in La Mesilla, New Mexico near Las Cruces
La Posta Mexican Restaurant on the square in La Mesilla, New Mexico near Las Cruces
Many buildings still have the original vigas and latistas visible in the ceiling. Vigas are the poles/logs/beams that span across the building to support the roof and are spaced on 18" centers. Latistas are smaller sticks (less than 2" in diameter) that span across several vigas in a perpendicular fashion. Latistas are placed as close together as possible. All manner of materials are then applied on top of the latistas. In the 1800's I think sod was the covering of choice. As you might suspect that creates a dusty place. One of the shop keepers in La Posta told me that the historic old viga and latista ceiling over his shop was "cool" but it still dropped dirt and dust from the ceiling. I would have thought that it would have all fallen out by now. He assured me it had not. The roof over his part of the building was covered with corrugated metal that kept the rain and elements out. Of course we couldn't see the corrugated metal; all that was visible to us was the vigas and latistas.
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