About Santa Fe, New Mexico
Named one of the 30 Best Towns in America (Outside magazine), Santa Fe is the capital of New Mexico, with a population of 72,000 people. Santa Fe is known for many things, including its world class museums, nice summer weather, galleries, sculptures, missions, wine, Santa Fe Opera, and famous Palace of the Governors.
Santa Fe contains a rich cultural history that makes it a popular destination for tourists and a great place to live. With more than 200 art galleries, Santa Fe is visited by top artists and art collectors year round. Many famous artists live in Santa Fe.
The public schools in Santa Fe are operated by Santa Fe Public Schools, with two major high schools, Santa Fe High School and Capital High School. The city has two private liberal arts colleges: St. John’s College, U.S. and the College of Santa Fe and a community college, Santa Fe Community College. The city has five private college preparatory high schools, St. Michael’s High School, The New Mexico Academy for Science and Math, Desert Academy, New Mexico School For The Deaf, and Santa Fe Preparatory School. It is also home to Santa Fe Indian School, an off the reservation school for Native Americans. There are also several charter schools, including Monte Del Sol charter school, Academy for Technology and the Classics and Charter School 37. There are numerous private elementary schools, Rio Grande School, Desert Montessori School, La Mariposa Montessori, Santa Fe School for the Arts, and The Tara School.
The Santa Fe Trail was the first of America’s great Trans-Mississippi routes. Including the Mountain and Cimarron routes, the Trail stretched 1,200 miles from Franklin, Missouri, to Santa Fe. The route played a critical role in the westward expansion of the United States. From 1821 to 1880, it was an important two-way avenue for commerce and cultural exchange, fostering a transfer among Spanish, Native American, and American cultures.
But while it was the only way to go for nearly 60 years, remnants of the Santa Fe Trail became hard to find until 2007 when a project installed historic signs along the trail to revive education about its importance.
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