Santa Fe Travel Blog

You’ve woken up at 4 a.m., braved the crowds, gorged on breakfast burritos and hot chocolate, marveled at hundreds of balloons painting the sky at Albuquerque’s International Balloon Fiesta–and now it’s only 10 a.m. What to do? How Cheap Is Cheap? For $5 dollars, El Rancho de las Golondrinas,...

Called the Gettysburg of the West, the 1862 Battle of Glorieta Pass was the turning point of the war in the west of the Mississippi. The Confederate Army, based in Texas, marched north through New Mexico, taking Mesilla, Albuquerque and Santa Fe as they traveled up the Rio Grande, intent on eventually...

Car buffs can’t miss the first-ever Santa Fe Concorso, a premier automotive gathering of exotic and rare cars, Sunday, Sept. 26. The Sunday event is open to the public, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., at the La Mesita equestrian property north of Santa Fe. Following in the tiretreads of well-known car shows as...

Dignitaries to Attend U.S. Debut of Rare Spanish Documents “The Threads of Memory: Spain and the United States” Exhibit Opening Kicks Off Lectures, Panel Discussions, Musical Performances and More Santa Fe (Aug. 31, 2010) – From a 1602 field drawing of a buffalo to portraits of President George...

Come to El Rancho de las Golondrinas September 4-5, from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. for Fiesta de los Niños: A Children’s Celebration. Kids will have fun learning about New Mexico history as they try on historic costumes of the Spanish settlers and build their very own miniature adobe house. Exotic...