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"Asombro" is the Spanish word for “wonder,” which is exactly what Asombro Institute programs bring to the thousands of children and adults who participate each year. The Asombro Institute for Science Education (formerly the Chihuahuan Desert Nature Park) is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to increasing scientific literacy by fostering an understanding of the Chihuahuan Desert.

To achieve this mission, we currently serve more than 14,000 K-12 students and 2,500 adults in New Mexico and West Texas with inquiry-based science education programs each year. Programs take place in classrooms, schoolyards, and at the 935-acre Chihuahuan Desert Nature Park site located north of Las Cruces, New Mexico.

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First Steps: Geocache the Desert
Join us for an introduction to geocaching at this family-friendly, free event!
Saturday June 9
9:00 AM - Noon
Chihuahuan Desert Nature Park
   
Gen M Summer Science & Art Institute
(a joint project of the Asombro Institute, Court Youth Center, Public Allies, and the Community Foundation of Southern New Mexico)
Applications now being accepted from 6th-8th grade students!
June 4 - 8, 2012