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Fun Facts About Albuquerque

 

 

  1. Sandia Cave, in which artifacts of primitive man dating back 25,000 years were found, is 25 miles northeast of Albuquerque.

 

  1. Albuquerque and its suburbs stretch into three counties: Bernalillo, Valencia, and Sandoval.

 

  1. Approximately 40% of the uranium reserve in the United States is found in deposits 70 miles west of Albuquerque.

 

  1. Albuquerque is equidistant from Los Angeles to Kansas City, from New Orleans to San Francisco, from Phoenix to Denver, and from Salt Lake City to Dallas.

 

  1. Albuquerque is the home of the New Mexico State Fair each September. The Fair ranked Number One in the nation in per capita attendance and Number Six in overall attendance, and includes outstanding exhibits of livestock, agricultural products, industrial improvements, fine arts, Indian and Spanish arts and crafts, and horse racing with pari-mutual betting.

 

  1. Albuquerque is the home of the Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute that offers comprehensive programs in business, electronics, engineering, lithography, drafting, food preparation, telecommunications, and optical technology for young American Indian men and women.

 

  1. Albuquerque is the location for the Federal Aviation Air Route Traffic Control Center responsible for air traffic in a five-state area.

 

  1. San Felipe Fiesta in Albuquerque's "Old Town" every spring (late May or early June) brings back the days of religious procession, dances in the plaza, piñata parties, and gran bailes (dances). Built in 1706, the walls of San Felipe Church in Albuquerque's "Old Town" are more than seven feet thick. The church was used as a fortress against the Indians.

 

  1. Old Town Plaza in Albuquerque has been a crossroads since it was founded in 1706. Four flags fly over the Plaza: Spain, Mexico, the United States of America, and New Mexico. There are two cannons displayed in the plaza that has been buried by Confederate soldiers after a brief conquest of the plaza during the Civil War. Merchants, soldiers, Indians, explorers, and pioneers have paused for food and drink in this shady, old-world plaza.

 

  1. Albuquerque has an abundant supply of natural gas for fuel supplied by the Gas Company of New Mexico from rich oil gas fields in the San Juan Basin in the northwestern part of the state.