ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A bag of Cheetos gets dropped and left on the floor. Seems inconsequential, right? Hardly. Rangers at Carlsbad Caverns National Park in southern New Mexico describe it ...

When a recent visitor to Carlsbad Caverns National Park in New Mexico dropped a bag of Cheetos inside one of the caves, ...

Life finds a way. National Park guide Joseph C. Ward explains how some Cheetos dust changed life in a New Mexico cavern.

once crawled up the main corridor at Carlsbad Caverns to log everything that humans left behind. “So this is just one thing of very many,” she said of the Cheetos. As many as 2,000 people ...

Adrian HeddenEl Rito Media Visiting the iconic underground caves of Carlsbad Caverns National Park could be more expensive if ...

Carlsbad Caverns National Park is seeking public comments on possible changes to tour fees. The last time fees were increased ...

Why it's incredible: The caverns hold astonishing limestone formations and gypsum crystals. Carlsbad Caverns is a maze of underground caves born from an ancient tropical reef. The caverns house ...

Lechuguilla Cave at Carlsbad Caverns is the deepest limestone cave in the country, and the fifth-longest known cave in the world. Read more about Oil and Gas Development Delayed Near Carlsbad Caverns ...

Bag of Cheetos has ‘huge’ negative impact on Carlsbad Caverns’ ecosystem The Lower Cave Tour price is currently $20 for adults and $10 for children. The proposed hike would be an extra $10 ...

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Active drilling rigs in New Mexico. More than Wyoming, North Dakota and Utah combined. Most are located in Eddy County, home of Carlsbad Caverns National Park. Carlsbad Caverns is home to some of the ...