Santa Fe, founded in 1609, is the oldest capital
in the US, and is rich in the Arts, boasting a
symphony, an opera, a Shakespeare festival, and
enough galleries to have some rate it the third-largest
art market in the country! (And it's also got great
hiking and skiing!)
Population:
62,203
Location:
Located 63 miles northeast of Albuquerque.
Spectacular landscape; desert hiking; downhill
skiing; plentiful sunshine; a wonderful sense of
mysticism: You'll be drawn to New Mexico (pop.
1,874,614).
Population:
1,874,614
Location:
bordering Arizona, Colorado, Oklahoma,
Texas, and Mexico
