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Santa Fe,
the venue city of 2008 Symposium on QFD, is located in north central New Mexico
in the United States at an altitude of 7,000 feet (approx. 2,134 meters). The
region
averages 300 days of sunshine a year. Santa Fe is served by
Albuquerque International Airport (ABQ)
where shuttle services and rental cars are readily available. more
information...
With nearly 300 art galleries and
more than a dozen major museums, Santa Fe offers a unique blending of Native
American, Hispanic American, and Anglo American heritages and cultures. Santa Fe
is one of only nine cities in the world to receive the “Creative City”
designation by UNESCO.
 Sightseeing Highlights
The following attractions are within a walking distance from the Symposium
venue hotel. The hotel also provides
free local transportation to its guests.
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Santa Fe Plaza:
Located at the corner of San Francisco St. and Lincoln Ave, the Plaza is
the heart and soul of Santa Fe, surrounded by numerous shops, museums, and
restaurants. Within walking distance from the Symposium venue hotel.
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Palace of the Governors:
Located adjacent to the Plaza. The museum portion of the Palace is open daily 10am-5pm.
Built in 1610 as the original capitol of New Mexico, the palace houses 400 years of New Mexico history.
In front of the Place, Native Americans sell
jewelry, pottery, weavings,
etc. This is a good place to buy authentic hand-made Pueblo goods because
the artisans selling here must obtain a permit proving authenticity of their
products such as use of traditional materials, methods, and quality.
The following attractions require transportation.
For more information, please visit
Santa Fe Visitors Bureau.
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History:
Santa Fe was originally
occupied by a number of Pueblo Indian villages between 1050 to 1150. Most
archaeologists agree that these sites were abandoned 200 years before the
Spanish arrived between 1607 and 1610.
When Mexico gained its independence
from Spain, Santa Fe became the capital of the province of New Mexico.
In
the early period of the Mexican American War, an American army general,
Stephen Watts Kearny, took Santa Fe on August 18, 1846, leading to the
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo by which Mexico ceded New Mexico and
California to the United States.
New Mexico gained statehood in 1912,
making Santa Fe the second oldest city as well as the oldest capital in
the U.S.
[source:
Hotel Santa Fe;
Santa Fe CVB] |
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