More like near Carrizozo... The name Valle de Sol is appropriate... it's not the most pleasant place in the summer. It's not normally like that. Kinda hot, brown, dry, and windy. They sure make it look green and attractive though on their website, so the photos must have been taken after a rain. Covenants and restrictions I would think too.
White Oaks, a very tiny town in the mountains just north of there is very interesting. Lots of history.
East of there-- Smokey Bear District is just lovely country, around Capitan and Lincoln. We seriously considered this property in Lincoln, just lovely..., it is 40 acres of some bottomland and more upland and a fixable (?) old house, and has been on the market for several years.
http://www.homesandland.com/Real_Estate/NM/City/Lincoln/ListingId/16346894.htmlLincoln has some pretty heavy historical zoning. The property is divided by the state highway too, which is probably why they are having trouble selling it. There's a lot of raw land available in the area too. North of the Capitan Mountains is a remote special place.