Santa Fe, New Mexico. Santa Fe, New Mexico, located sixty miles north of Albuquerque, is a favorite vacation destination in the USA. As the second oldest city in the United States, it offers a unique mix of history, architecture, culture, cuisine, outdoor activities and shopping in a setting that epitomizes the American Southwest.
Allow time to adjust to Santa Fe’s high altitude and take it easy the first day or so. It is especially important to drink plenty of water, and to apply plenty of sunscreen even in winter.
With 65,000 residents, Santa Fe is New Mexico’s third largest city. It was originally settled by Spaniards before1607, and is now the oldest state capital city in the United States. Its original name “La Villa Real de Santa Fe de San Francisco de Asis”, is Spanish for “the Royal City of the Holy Faith of St. Francis of Assisi”.
Several shops and small indoor malls, including the Plaza Galeria and Santa Fe Arcade, surround the Plaza or are within easy walking distance. Lincoln Avenue, one block north of the Plaza, offers a collection of shops called Lincoln Place. More shops are located on West San Francisco Street. For delightful shopping in a renovated warehouse, visit Sanbusco Market Center, 500 Montezuma Avenue, in the Guadalupe District adjacent to the historic Railyard. Some two dozen shops and restaurants are located at Sanbusco – short for Santa Fe Builders’ Supply Company — in what was once the Railyard Center, a pleasant walk southwest of the Plaza.
At 7,000 feet above sea level, the city spans nearly 35 square miles in a valley near the Rio Grande at the southern base of the Rocky Mountains. It is nestled between the Sangre de Cristo Mountains to the east and the Jemez Mountains to the west.
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