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With a population of 87,505 at the 2020 census, it is the fourth-most populous city in the state. [5] It is also the county seat of Santa Fe County. Its metropolitan area is part of the Albuquerque –Santa Fe– Los Alamos combined statistical area, which had a population of 1,162,523 in 2020.
Jun 21, 2024 · Santa Fe, capital of New Mexico, U.S., and seat (1852) of Santa Fe county, in the north-central part of the state, on the Santa Fe River. It lies in the northern Rio Grande valley at 6,996 feet (2,132 metres) above sea level, at the foot of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains.
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Oct 12, 2023 · Santa Fe, the rugged, high-desert New Mexico town at 7,199 feet above sea level is nestled in the foothills of the ink-blue Sangre de Cristo Mountains. You’ll first notice the sunny skies...
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With centuries of blended cultures, exciting cuisine, unique art, and rugged mountains, Santa Fe offers its visitors everything from cozy romance to alpine adventure.
More than 180 species of birds call the Randall Davey Audubon Center and Sanctuary home throughout the year. This 135-acre protected area near the end of Upper Canyon Road borders the Santa Fe National Forest and Santa Fe River Watershed and contains a riparian habitat teeming with local flora and fauna.
Located 20 miles south of Santa Fe near Cochiti Pueblo, Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument contains cone-shaped geological formations created seven million years ago when volcanically ejected rocks landed on a layer of volcanic ash. Three trails here wind through a surreal landscape of formations that reach up to 90 feet tall, often with the...
At Valle Caldera National Preserve 50 miles northwest of Santa Fe, 89,216 acres encompass a 13-mile-wide crater left when a supervolcano exploded some 1.25 million years ago. Today the area contains lush meadows, forests, and streams that are homes for elk, eagles, trout, and other wildlife, and a playground for hikers and nature lovers.
Located an hour northwest of Santa Fe near Los Alamos, Bandelier National Monument protects Native American cliff dwellings dating to the 13th century that were carved into the side of a forested canyon. A series of ladders leads 140 feet above the canyon floor to picturesque Alcove House, a circular structure dug into the shallow cave’s floor.
Taos Pueblo’s 1,000-year-old adobe buildings, art, and culture were cited when it was named a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1992. Iconic Old Village is home to 150 tribal members who live traditionally without running water, and generally allows visitors from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. ($16 per person). Call (575) 758-1028 beforehand to make sure the Pueb...
Several of New Mexico’s 19 Pueblos are near Santa Fe, including San Ildefonso, Santa Clara, and Ohkay Owingeh. These Native American communities have been inhabited for centuries and welcome respectful visitors. Some traditional dances are open to the public throughout the year. For general information regarding the Pueblos, check with the Indian P...
Called the Lourdes of America, El Santuario de Chimayo is an adobe church in Chimayo, a village 30 miles north of Santa Fe. Since the 1700s El Santuario has been believed to be a place of miracles and answered prayers. Today, visitors may still enter a small side room and, from a hole in the floor, take a scoop of dirt that some believe has healing properties.
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Part fun house, part art installation, Meow Wolf is an interactive amusement park inside a 20,000-square-foot former bowling alley. Sponsored by George R. R. Martin, author of the Game of Thrones books, Santa Fe artists have built a house in which passages through fireplaces and refrigerators lead to surreal “worlds” that house fantastical creature...
The quiet Canyon Road neighborhood is home to more than 100 fine art galleries, making it the densest concentration of art galleries in the world. The narrow road was once used by burros and their owners carrying firewood into town from the surrounding mountains, and its adobe homes, which were once artists’ studios in the 1920s, are now galleries,...
Santa Fe is one of America’s most historic, artistic, and fascinating cities. Known as “The City Different,” the nation’s oldest state capital city is a place unlike any other in the world. Santa Fe is 400+ years of cultural fusion with echoes of the past alive in the present.
Santa Fe, founded in 1607, is the capital of the state of New Mexico and its principal tourist destination, renowned for its confluence of scenic beauty, long history (at least by American standards), cultural diversity, and extraordinary concentration of arts, music and fine dining.
