The balloon helps to showcase New Mexico's history of cuisine with a string of red chile peppers starting from the top down to the gondola. The announcement was made by Visit Albuquerque.

Folks may remember that a red chile ristra balloon flew in past Balloon Fiestas ... “When we went to France, they thought it was a string of grapes. So it was, that was interesting,” said ...

THE HOT AIR BALLOON IS RETURNING TO NEW MEXICO AFTER BEING HOUSED OUT OF STATE FOR SEVERAL YEARS. IT SHOWCASES OUR HISTORY OF CUISINE WITH A STRING OF RED CHILI PEPPERS, STARTING FROM THE TOP DOWN ...