Northeast or Southwest?

So, I've run into a bit of a problem.

Now that I've gotten all excited about my acceptance into UNM, I recieved a letter a few days ago from SUNY Buffalo, my other top pick. Buffalo was originally my first choice school, because there is a professor there whose research sounded very close to my own research objectives. However, UNM is also a fabulous school and I've found a professor there whose research is also similar to mine, and she is interested in my research as well. So now I'm stuck.

Both schools are roughly the same size, although the cities are very different. Albuquerque is very large with about 750,000 people, while Buffalo only has about 300,000. I know that the weather in Albuquerque suits me better, since I freeze if the temp drops below 70 degrees. Also, everything I've heard about Albuquerque is good...it's supposed to be very scenic and gorgeous and the city is just absolutely full and very proud of southwestern culture. I haven't heard quite as much about Buffalo. I know that it is located on a great lake (Eerie I think) and gets about 11 feet of snow a year! An MTSU friend originally from Buffalo tells me that the people there don't have that "southern hospitality", and some some have that whole "New York= pissed off at the world" thing going on, but then that some are really great as well. We've actually heard that although it is a bigger city, the cost of living, real estate, etc., in Albuqerque is much lower than Buffalo. And tuition at Buffalo is roughly 5-10,000 more p/year.

Ok, I know I completely sound like I've got my mind made up for UNM, but unfortunately that's not the case. Despite all of the above, the most important thing for me is the school with the better program and the most opportunity. So far this is where the pros of Buffalo come into play. As a whole, SUNY Buffalo has a much larger budget to play with than UNM...almost twice as much. This could mean that Buffalo may have many more opportunities for assistantships and fellowships, etc. They also require students to have a specialization within their subfield of study (my subfield is Cultural Anthro). One specialization they offer is Traditional Healing, which just happens to be part of my research plan.

On UNM's side, I know that the professor that I want to work with is interested in me, and I haven't heard back from my advisor at Buffalo yet. Also, UNM is a big school for Latin American Studies, which includes Brazil. They also have support from the Latin Amerian and Iberian Institute, which is local, and offers funding to students studying Latin America. However, I just found out that the specific award that was to be my goal, will not be offered again for another four years. :(

So as you all can see, I'm in a pickle :)
-- Both Dad and Dr. Pace called it my quandry, but pickle is just more fun!...Don't worry guys I didn't say pickle when I emailed the profs!

So...suggestions anyone?