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There are approximately 142,407 people in the county of Santa Fe and 62,876 in the city. It is 2,0019 square miles with an estimated 2,800 new residents every year. Santa Fe is currently gearing up for its 400 year anniversary in 2010. It is America's oldest capital city. The unique publeo architecture, priceless heritage and culture just touch on why Santa Fe is called "the city different". The city has an elevation of 7000 feet and is in the high desert with mountains and mesas, incredible sunsets, cool summer evenings, winter skiing and an abundance of museums, art galleries, performing arts and wonderful cuisine.
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Santa Fe History
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Native Americans were drawn to the area around the Santa Fe River where game and fish were plentiful and established villages. Many tribes consolidated, abandoned their villages and moved to publeos, which surround Santa Fe today. In 1610 Don Pedro de Peralta along with Spanish settlers in northern New Mexico moved to the banks of the Santa Fe River and officially established the city of Santa Fe.
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Santa Fe Housing
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Homes in Santa Fe are unique to the country. They are frame and stucco or adobe pueblo or territorial style with flat roofs, portals (covered porches) and many have courtyards. According to the Santa Fe Board of Realtors report for the first quarter of 2008 the median home price in the city is $360,000 and in the county $330,000. Santa Fe has the lowest property tax of the ten largest cities in New Mexico with the average property tax for a 2,000 square foot home to be approximately $1,200/yr.
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Santa Fe Lifestyle
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Wonderfully eclectic, people dress in western wear, stylish casual or formal wear for the opera and performing arts. You won't find many suits or ties, instead bollos and boots. Shop on the Plaza, buy jewelry from the Native Americans under the portal of the Governor's Palace or browse the Guadalupe St. and historic district for one-of-a-kind items. Art and ambiance combined with great cuisine can make every meal memorable.
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Santa Fe Nature
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The scenic beauty of New Mexico has inspired painters and poets for centuries. Take pleasure in the many walking and bike trails, take a scenic train ride to Lamy and back or search out the Randall Davey Audubon Center for their nature trails and education center. When it's time to rejunvinate try out one of Santa Fe's world-class spas.
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Santa Fe News
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Search for "Santa Fe NM" - Suicides complicate Native American artifact looting case - Los Angeles Times
| Reporting from Denver - For 90 tense minutes last month, Utah Sheriff Mike Lacy tried to prevent yet another one of his constituents from committing suicide over the case of the Native American artifacts. |
- Gov. Richardson signs bill to allow conservation easements - The Westerner
| Gov. Richardson signs bill to allow conservation easements A new law will allow the state to acquire conservation easements from farmers, ranchers and other landowners to ensure that the property is not developed. |
- Not a Consultant, an Interim Executive - BusinessWeek
| When 35-year-old Tone Software recently acquired a competitor, it had one of those "good problems" in business - a flood of global interest in its software programs, which underpin communications and network infrastructure. |
- Court denies review of uranium mining permit in NM - R & D
| A federal appeals court has upheld a Nuclear Regulatory Commission decision that allows a company to leach uranium at an aquifer that supplies drinking water to thousands of Navajos in northwestern New Mexico. |
- Lumberyard Pub lists horror film line-up for March 13 - The Wilton Bulletin
| The 1st Annual Georgetown Horror Film Festival, which will take place Saturday night, March 13, at the Lumberyard Pub, will feature four films selected from 29 submissions from as far away as Spain. |
- 91 yr old Mom instructs daughter about earthing. - Examiner.com
| Earthing? "Yes", she replies, "I read about it a health newsletter, let me find the article." She begins reading the article. |
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Santa Fe Recreation
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Individuals, couples, families should visit El Rancho de las Golondrinas: a working Spanish Colonial farm, Bandelier National Monument with spectacular Native American ruins near Los Alamos, The Planetarium at Santa Fe Community College with a special program for kids or storytelling at the Wheelwright Museum during the summer months.
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Santa Fe Transportation
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There is an airport shuttle available, approximately $28.00 one way, you must make reservations ahead of time. Call Sandia Express Shuttle, 888-775-5696. Ride the bus anywhere in Santa Fe (Santa Fe Trails 955-2001). Taxi service is available through Capital City Cab 438-0000.
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