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Even in this laid-back tourist town, Johnny Depp is being tracked by the media.

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Instead of a big city “stalkerazzi” mentality, the local shutterbugs act more like “peekerazzi” as a few politely try to grab a picture of Depp.

The 50-year-old is back in New Mexico to promote The Lone Ranger, a high-concept Western based on the 1950s TV show.

The cast and crew spent months in and around the New Mexico frontier shooting the US$200-million movie, so returning here seemed like a good idea.

The unwanted media attention, however passive, comes with the fame territory, and the Oscar-nominated actor seems resigned to enduring it whether he’s in L.A. or New York or the most elevated state capital (around 7,000 feet) in the U. S.

“I’m used to living like a fugitive now, so it doesn’t really matter,” says a smirking Depp with key Lone Ranger cast and crew members at Bishops Lodge Resort, a five-mile gallop north of Santa Fe.