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The Valley of Mexico at the time of the Spanish conquest in 1519 View of the Valley of Mexico from the neighborhood of San Bernabé Ocotepec, 2022. The Valley of Mexico (Spanish: Valle de México; Nahuatl languages: Anahuac, lit. 'Land Between the Waters' [1]), sometimes also called Basin of Mexico, is a highlands plateau in central Mexico.
Santa Fe (Jesús Paz) is 1,780 km northwest of Mexico City, the country's capital. [1] The locality is situated at coordinates 30°50'35.311" N latitude, 111°33'46.953" W longitude, at an elevation of 570 meters above sea level. [2] Other cities near Santa Fe (Jesús Paz) include: Atil (612 inhabitants): 3 kilometers, west
The center of the area is approximately 15 miles (23 km) west of Santa Fe, New Mexico. Most of the Caja is owned by the United States Forest Service and managed by the Santa Fe National Forest. Access is through New Mexico Highway 599, Santa Fe County Road 62, and Forest Service Road 24.
The Santa Fe Group is a group of geologic formations in New Mexico and Colorado. It contains fossils characteristic of the Oligocene through Pleistocene epochs . The group consists of basin -filling sedimentary and volcanic rocks of the Rio Grande rift , and contains important regional aquifers .
The largest grass valley, Valle Grande, is a venue for ski orienteering. Activities are open to the public, though some require reservations. Customer service and concierge services are provided by the Public Lands Interpretive Association. The valley floor is above 8,000 ft (2,400 m) altitude. [38]
The Old Spanish Trail (Spanish: Viejo Sendero Español) is a historical trade route that connected the northern New Mexico settlements of (or near) Santa Fe, New Mexico with those of Los Angeles, California and southern California. Approximately 700 mi (1,100 km) long, the trail ran through areas of high mountains, arid deserts, and deep canyons.
Santa Fe is a city that abounds with a unique pulse of creativity, surrounded by the stunning beauty of picturesque, serrated plateaus. Santa Fe evolves with each season, bringing fresh photo ...
El Rancho de las Golondrinas (The Ranch of the Swallows), a historic rancho and now a living history museum, is strategically located on what was once the Camino Real, the Royal Road that extended from Mexico City to Santa Fe. The ranch provided goods for trade and was a place where the caravans that plied the road would stop on their journey ...