Santa Fe

Santa Fe is the state capital of New Mexico and fourth largest city in the state. It has a milder temperature than much of the state. Tourism is an important part of the city's economy.http://www.santafe.org/ The city of Santa Fe has many tourist attractions such as Art Galleries, Museums and an Opera House.http://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Attractions-g60958-Activities-Santa_Fe_New_Mexico.html

The name "Santa Fe" originates is translated from Spanish as "Holy Faith".http://www.alphadictionary.com/articles/state_name_origin.html The name originated when Santa Fe was previously a part of Mexico. Santa Fe is 7,000 feet (2134 m) above sea level. This makes Santa Fe the highest located state capital in the United States.http://www.lightinthebox.com/region/Santa-Fe_HiPhone_r192c1498.html

The last official census was from April 1, 2000. The Santa Fe population then was 62,203.http://santafe.areaconnect.com/statistics.htm Estimates suggests the Santa Fe population is rising rapidly and US Census Bureau were estimating a population of 73,199 by July 1, 2007.http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/DTTable?_bm=y&-geo_id=16000US3570500&-ds_name=PEP_2007_EST&-mt_name=PEP_2007_EST_G2007_T001

The city of Santa Fe was originally founded and occupied by Native American Pueblos around 1050 to 1150.

Juan Martinez de Montoya established a settlement there in 1607. In 1610 Pedro de Peralta, the third governor of New Mexico, founded Santa Fe in that location and made it the capital of New Mexico. He named the city "La Villa Real de la Santa Fé de San Francisco de Asís", which translates to, "The Royal City of the Holy Faith of Saint Francis of Assisi."

The official city of Santa Fe website claims that the capital is the oldest capital in the United States.http://www.santafenm.gov/ The city celebrated its 400th anniversary in 2009.http://www.santafe400th.com/

The top 10 rated attractions for Santa Fe, New Mexico by travel guide TripAdvisor is:

1. Absolute Nirvana Spa Tea Room & Gardenshttp://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Attraction_Review-g60958-d656455-Reviews-Absolute_Nirvana_Spa_Tea_Room_Gardens-Santa_Fe_New_Mexico.html
2. Davis Mather Folk Art Galleryhttp://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Attraction_Review-g60958-d622738-Reviews-Davis_Mather_Folk_Art_Gallery-Santa_Fe_New_Mexico.html
3. Santa Fe School of Cookinghttp://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Attraction_Review-g60958-d147063-Reviews-Santa_Fe_School_of_Cooking-Santa_Fe_New_Mexico.html
4. Farrell Fischoff Galleryhttp://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Attraction_Review-g60958-d603163-Reviews-Farrell_Fischoff_Gallery-Santa_Fe_New_Mexico.html
5. Vanessie of Santa Fehttp://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Attraction_Review-g60958-d606165-Reviews-Vanessie_of_Santa_Fe-Santa_Fe_New_Mexico.html
6. New Mexico History Museumhttp://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Attraction_Review-g60958-d1459364-Reviews-New_Mexico_History_Museum-Santa_Fe_New_Mexico.html
7. Santa Fe Opera Househttp://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Attraction_Review-g60958-d107440-Reviews-Santa_Fe_Opera_House-Santa_Fe_New_Mexico.html
8. Santa Fe Museum of International Folk Arthttp://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Attraction_Review-g60958-d135699-Reviews-Museum_of_International_Folk_Art-Santa_Fe_New_Mexico.html
9. San Miguel Missionhttp://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Attraction_Review-g60958-d124600-Reviews-San_Miguel_Mission-Santa_Fe_New_Mexico.html
10. Ten Thousand Waveshttp://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Attraction_Review-g60958-d504568-Reviews-Ten_Thousand_Waves-Santa_Fe_New_Mexico.html

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