Albuquerque

Few cities in New Mexico have a history as closely tied to the arrival of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway as Albuquerque. The rail line helped shift commercial life east from Old Town, while Central Avenue later became part of Route 66. Albuquerque stretches along the Rio Grande beneath the Sandia Mountains, whose western face forms a constant presence on the city’s eastern edge. Old Town preserves the plaza at the heart of the Spanish colonial settlement founded in 1706, and the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta brings pilots and spectators together each October. Discover how Albuquerque relates to central New Mexico by browsing webcams in the surrounding area.

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