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Fabian Garcia Research Center

113 West University Avenue Las Cruces, NM 88005

Please use the back entrance at 500 W. College Ave due to construction on University Avenue.

Hours: Monday – Friday | 9 AM – 4 PM 

Chile Pepper Institute


Amy Goldman-Fowler Teaching Garden

140 West University Avenue

Las Cruces, NM 88005

Teaching Garden

Hours: Open to the public every day from Sunrise to Sunset, July through October.

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Parking is available at the Fabian Garcia Botanical Garden; the gate to the entrance of the garden is to the East. Visitors are welcome to walk through the Garden for a self-guided tour during open hours. Garden guides are available in the mailbox on the garden sign at the front of the garden.

Guided tours are available by reservation for $25 per person. Guided tours normally last an hour and are best in the cool summer morning hours (July-September). There are discounts available for large groups, and free for educational groups. Please call the institute at 575-646-3028 for more information and to make your reservation.


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