Berino Traditional Cache

This is a series of geocaches to commemorate our Great State of New Mexico.  All of the geocaches are named for settlements that once thrived in Dona Ana county but some of them are now nothing more than footnotes in our history.  They have all played an important role in the settling and growth of our county and some of them are still active communities, rich with culture, architecture, and historic buildings.
 

On US 80, 19 miles SE of Las Cruces; former town of Cottonwood, on route of Butterfield Overland Mail. The brick school house that still stands was built around 1917 and was closed around 1943. Berino is said to be an Indian word meaning "ford".  Post Office 1902 - .