of , all land. Demographics See also List of census-designated places in New Mexico References External links Playas Training and Research Center Animas, Cotton City, and Playas Isolated desert town is ready to become a target from the International Herald Tribune Playas Purchase Boosts Homeland Security New Mexico Tech Board of Regents Approves Purchase of Playas Photographic and site description at CLUI Playas contextualized in "Cities Under Siege" by Stephen Graham Pete Domenici press releases N.M. Tech Focus on Security Research Creates Educational, Economic Opportunities Domenici secures $80 million in additional funds to support national security work carried out in New Mexico Census-designated places in New Mexico Company towns in New Mexico Mining communities in New Mexico United States Department of Homeland Security Census-designated places in Hidalgo County, New Mexico History of Hidalgo County, New Mexico Populated places established in the 1970s Phelps Dodge