The history, culture, resources and real
estate pages listed on Carol's web site all provide you
with valuable information. However, below we've given
you a little factoid list that you may want to chew on.
Quick facts to feed your brain and give you a little
fodder for those times you stand by the water cooler and
wanted to impress your coworkers!
Santa Fe is the capital of New Mexico.
New Mexico is a state in the
United States of America, having joined the U.S. in 1912.
You do not need a visa
or passport to visit Santa Fe—unless you're from a country outside the U.S.
Santa Fe means "Holy
Faith" in Spanish. It is often called "the City Different."
Santa Fe is located in the
foothills of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains, 7,000 feet above sea level, with nearby peaks
as high as 12,000 feet.
Santa Fe has plenty of sunshine,
an average of 300 days each year. But it can snow as early as October and as late as May.
Santa Fe averages 14 inches of
rainfall a year and 30-34 inches of snow.
You can ski from Thanksgiving to
Easter.
Santa Fe is a community where
60,000 people live and work.
Santa Fe is the second oldest
town in the U.S., founded in 1607 by the Spanish, 13 years before the Pilgrims landed at
Plymouth Rock.
Indians lived here long before
Santa Fe was a town, more than 1,000 years ago.
Santa Fe has 5,700 hotel and
motel rooms, as well as charming bed and breakfast inns.
Santa Fe has 200 restaurants, 250
art galleries, 50 Indian jewelry shops, 13 major museums, and a world-famous opera.
Santa Fe is one of the largest
art markets in the world.
You will love visiting Santa Fe.
