After driving through the ghost town of Cuervo, we come to Santa Rosa, NM Blue Hole appears in the midst of the desert like a great blue gem. ( Agua Negra Chiquita) Once known as Blue Lake, it is one of seven sister lakes connected underground by a vast system of water. This wonder defines Santa Rosa even as it seems to defy the surrounding red mesas. Born of a geological phenomenon called the Santa Rosa sink, the place is magic—as water always is in a land of little rain. Nomadic tribes, cowboys driving their dogies cross the Pecos, and Americans going west on the Mother Road, Route 66, all sought respite he
After driving through the ghost town of Cuervo, we come to Santa Rosa, NM Comet II Drive-In Restaurant, Santa Rosa, NM The only place to get real, authentic Mexican food outside of Mexico itself is in New Mexico, and even more specifically in Santa Rosa's Comet II Drive-In Restaurant. Mexican cuisine has become a staple in the diets of many Americans, but especially so of those in the Midwest. This family-run diner still has its authentic interior design as well! It certainly earns a place on the list of one of the best mom and pop – or should we say madre and padre – restaurants on Route 66.
