"Come explore New Mexico with me!" Albuquerque by Kodi01

Albuquerque Travel Guide: 828 reviews and 1,354 photos

Albuquerque New Mexico

<font size=3><font color=black>I explored a beautiful charming Historic Village within a modern city.

Old Town Albuquerque is a place where centuries of history and modern life merge to blend 18th century architecture with narrow brick paths, world famous artwork, the finest in jewelry, delicious food and rare specialty shops offering you the creative talents of our Spanish, Native American and Anglo heritages.

Old Town Albuquerque is full of quaint merchant shops in the true southwestern style all located within a ten minute walk from each other. (Old Town Map) For the romantic in you, horse drawn carriages can transport you back in time allowing you to imagine how life was in Old Town, 300 years ago.

Located in the Rio Grande Valley in north central New Mexico, the city of Albuquerque with a population of about 500,000, may just have the best year round weather of any place on the planet. Crystal blue skies, bordered by majestic colorful mountains, winter skiing, unforgettable sunsets, ancient petroglyphs, the biggest annual balloon festival in the world and a rich and unique cultural history.

My fondest memory was seeing the Indian play his flute and the dancing. The first song was "Amazing Grace", then "How Great Thou Art" and finally "God Bless America".

This was the week that the war started in Iraq and I thought how ironic, as the Americans fought the land of the Indians.

Indian culture and dancing

The Eagle Dance

This is the Eagle dance, which was followed by the girls dancing with pottery balanced on their heads and the last dance was called the Deer dance.

This was taken at the Indian Culture Center which represents 19 Indian Pueblo tribes in New Mexico.

Spanish culture

Mariachi band

This was a youth Mariachi band we saw performing. They were quite good, some Spanish girls had beautiful colored costumes and dresses.

Pros and Cons

Pros:A great mix of cultures in Albuquerque
Cons:Get your kicks on Route 66....
In a nutshell:The Land of Enchantment

Last visit to Albuquerque: Mar 2003
Intro Updated Jul 13, 2003
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Comments (9)

deecat Feb 1, 2005 at 4:55 PM Report Abuse

Your pages on Albuquerque are quite interesting. I especially enjoy all the photos and information about the American Indians. Sounds like a great place to visit.
Waalewiener Mar 12, 2004 at 6:20 PM Report Abuse

Hi Kathy great page of Albuquerque, you found a friend there ,the quiet type I bet , well it looks nice there we have been through New Mexico ones but not Albuquerque,next time maybe.
cjg1 Jun 12, 2003 at 6:14 PM Report Abuse

So much more than the Taco Bell within running distance from the train....
mhellman Jun 4, 2003 at 10:11 PM Report Abuse

Regarding your recent posting under Local Customs-- you mean Zuni rather than Zulu, right?
TropicGirl77 May 19, 2003 at 1:04 AM Report Abuse

Why don't you introduce your new friend to VT? haha ~ thanks for sharing your experiences ~ we plan on staying at Albuquerque at least a day during our state tour.
AGBAT Apr 25, 2003 at 11:46 AM Report Abuse

Glad you had fun during your visit, did you try any sopapillas?
cadzand Mar 28, 2003 at 1:06 PM Report Abuse

I like your new friend :-)) Do you wear a new Indian outfit now ? Great page Cathy
matcrazy1 Mar 27, 2003 at 8:30 AM Report Abuse

Great page! Massage therapy? Indian massage? Very economic hotel :-))) with cool view. Eating there sounds interestings? Haha, there is a dancing Indian now!
camilo74 Mar 26, 2003 at 11:40 AM Report Abuse

Nice place, interesting Indian American and Spanish cultural mixture , good comments Kodi!