A wrecked car sits in the pasture in front of a barn in Cuervo, New Mexico

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Cuervo, New Mexico is a partial ghost town bisected by US Interstate 40. The town was once a stop along US Route 66 with a population of 128 in 1946. Today the town has a "living" side on one side of the interstate with a post office and gas station. The "dead" side of Cuervo has an abandoned school house, town hall, beauty salon, several farms, store fronts, box cars and vehicles in various states of decay.

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Size: 5128px × 3410px
Location: Cuervo, New Mexico, The United States of America
Photo credit: © Tracy Godsey / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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