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Albuquerque, New Mexico
IDC
8801 Horizon NE, Suite 260
Albuquerque, NM 87113
United States of America
Phone: (505) 821-7115
Fax: (505) 856-3900
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About Albuquerque
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Located in Central New Mexico.
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The city has a population of approximately 450,000. It is
the largest city in New Mexico.
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The metropolitan area consists of Bernalillo, Sandoval, and
Valencia counties and has a total population of over 700,000.
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The city sprawls over more than 100 square miles at elevations
ranging from 4500 feet above sea level in the Rio Grande valley
to 6500 feet at the foot of the Sandia Mountains.
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Average temperatures range from summer highs in the low 90's
to winter lows in upper 20's.
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The average rainfall is 9 inches per year with 310 days of
sunshine per year.
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Bordered by Sandia and Manzano Mountains to the east, Petroglyph
National Monument to the west, Sandia Pueblo to the north,
and Isleta Pueblo to the south.
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Attactions
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Indian Pueblo Cultural Center
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Rio Grande Zoological Park & Botanic Garden
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Albuquerque Biological Park
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Historic Old Town
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Petroglyph National Monument
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Sandia Peak Aerial Tramway
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Kodak International Balloon Fiesta (held every year in October
as one of the most popular ballooning events in the world)
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History
Albuquerque was named to honor a Spanish Duke, the 10th Duke
of Alburquerque. Colonial Governor Don Francisco Cuervo y Valdez
elected the name but over the centuries, the first "r"
has been dropped. In 1706, Albuquerque was founded by a group of
colonists who had been granted permission by King Philip of Spain
to establish a new villa (city) on the banks of the Rio Grande (which
means big or great river). The colonists chose a place along the
river where it made a wide curve providing good irrigation for crops,
a source of wood from the bosque (cottonwoods, willows, and olive
trees) and nearby mountains. The site also provided protection and
trade with the American Indians from the pueblos in the area.
The early Spanish settlers were religious people, and the first
building erected was a small adobe chapel. Its plaza was surrounded
by small adobe homes, clustered close together for mutual protection
against any threats posed by hostile forces in this vast and dangerous
country. The church, San Felipe de Neri, still stands on the spot.
The building itself has been enlarged several times and remodeled,
but its original thick adobe walls are still intact. The church
is the hub of Old Town, the historic and sentimental heart of Albuquerque,
with activity revolving around shopping and dining. To this day,
special holidays and feast days are still commemorated as part of
the year-round attractions of this "original" Albuquerque.
Albuquerque stands with one foot in the past, one foot in the present,
and both eyes on the future. Home to some of the nation's finest
high-tech research facilities, Sandia National Laboratory, Phillips
Laboratory, and the University of New Mexico, Albuquerque is leading
the way in technology transfer. Civilian application of military
technology has provided the spark for many an entrepreneur and led
to a technological boon. Albuquerque continues to set the pace for
success in the southwest as a visitor destination and a great place
to live.
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