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Hot air balloons draw global audience to New Mexico

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Hundreds of hot air balloons took to the sky for the first day of the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta on Saturday. The annual fiesta has drawn pilots and spectators from across the globe to New Mexico's high desert for 50 years now. Three of the original pilots who participated in the first fiesta in 1972 and the family members of others are among this year's attendees.

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The Independent

Annual hot air balloon festival draws global audience to US

Hundreds of hot air balloons are scheduled to lift off Saturday morning, marking the start of an annual fiesta that has drawn pilots and spectators from across the globe to New Mexico's high desert for 50 years now

2 years ago·London, United Kingdom

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Annual hot air balloon festival draws global audience to US

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Hundreds of hot air balloons lifted off Saturday morning, marking the start of an annual fiesta that has drawn pilots and spectators from across the globe to New Mexico’s high desert for 50 years now.

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Annual hot air balloon festival draws global audience to US

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Washington Times

Annual hot air balloon festival draws global audience to U.S.

As one of the most photographed events in the world, the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta has become an economic driver for the state's largest city and a rare - and colorful - opportunity for enthusiasts to be within arm's reach as the giant balloons are unpacked and inflated.

2 years ago·United States

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Annual hot air balloon festival draws global audience to US

By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated PressALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Hundreds of hot air balloons are scheduled to lift off Saturday morning, marking the start of an annual fiesta that has drawn pilots and spectators from across the globe to New Mexico’s high desert for 50 years now. The Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta is one of the most photographed events in the world. It has become an economic driver for the state’s largest city and a rar…

2 years ago·Colorado Springs, United States

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