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Location - Santa Fe, the capital of
New Mexico, is located in Santa Fe County and is also the county seat. It lies
about 65 miles northeast of Albuquerque between Los Alamos and Las Vegas, along
U.S. Highway 285. The city is also near the Rio Grande River, Cochiti Lake and
the Sangre de Cristo mountains.
International air travel to Santa Fe is
serviced by Albuquerque International Sunport, about a one-hour drive away.
There is also a smaller airport, Santa Fe Municipal Airport, located in the
city of Santa Fe, for commuter hops and smaller airplanes.
History and Population - The area was
home to the Tewa Native Americans when Spanish explorer Francisco Vasquez de
Coronado appeared in 1540. Colonization commenced in 1598, and in 1610 Santa Fe
was established as New Mexico's Spanish capital. In 1821 the Santa Fe Trail
opened for adventure and commerce, connecting people of all different
backgrounds-Native American, Spanish, Mexican, and Western. Today, with a
population of 62,203, Santa Fe is a sunny tourist destination famous for its
Native American arts and crafts and festivals.
Special Attractions - The arts are
everywhere in the Santa Fe area-you can find over 250 art galleries, twelve
museums, and sixteen performing arts groups, along with festivals and specialty
markets throughout the year. Highlights include the Museum of Fine Arts,
featuring more than 20,000 works of art from the Southwest; the Museum of New
Mexico, which runs four museums within Santa Fe, along with five monuments
throughout the region; and the Georgia O'Keeffe Museum, dedicated to her own
art, as well as other American Modernist artists. Performing arts of all types
are offered throughout the year from such groups as the Santa Fe Opera and the
New Mexico Ballet, and by Jazz musicians worldwide at the annual Santa Fe Jazz
Festival.
For outdoor adventures, Santa Fe is only a
short distance away from multiple National Parks, including Bandelier National
Monument, with its ancestral Pueblo dwellings, and Carlsbad Caverns, with its
magnificent underground caves. If you are a golfer, hiker, fisher, camper,
skier, you will find exceptional locales nearby for all these activities, and
more.
Education - Santa Fe maintains an
excellent public education system with 20 elementary schools feeding into four
middle schools or junior highs, and three high schools. There are also
twenty-eight private schools throughout the Santa Fe area, ranging from
pre-school through 12th grade.
Higher education offerings include both
two-year and four-year institutions, with offerings that range from two-year
associate degrees at the Institute of American Indian Arts, to four-year
degrees at the University of New Mexico at Santa Fe, to specialty healthcare
degrees at the University of Natural Medicine.
Healthcare - St. Vincent's Hospital,
located in Santa Fe, is a full-service hospital and clinic, and also one of the
areas top employers, with 1,250 people on staff. There is also much alternative
healthcare in the Santa Fe area, including chiropractic services, acupuncture,
and traditional Native American medicines.
Check out these top ratings Santa Fe has received from popular magazines!!
#1 - 2003 Overall Healthiest City in the U.S. .............. Organic Style
#2 - "2004 Readers' Choice" list .............. Conde Nast Traveler
#4 - 2004 Best Small Cities to live in the U.S. .............. Men's Journal
#5 - "2004 Favorite Destination" list .............. Travel + Leisure
#5 - "Best in North America" 2004 list .............. Conde Nast Traveler
#6 - "2004 Top 25 Arts Destinations" .............. American Style
#10 - "Best in the World" 2003 list" .............. Travel + Leisure  
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What country of the world has the highest percentage of private housing?
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Mongolia, where 100% of all properties are owner-occupied. |
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