Occupied by Native peoples from 1100 to 1300 AD, Albuquerque grew up from a small colonial settlement of pioneers who first inhabited the banks of the Rio Grande in the wake of late 16th-century explorers of the region. Today’s multicultural Old Town still has many original adobe buildings dating from the 1790s and is a pleasant area to walk around. The city’s first civic structure, the San Felipe de Neri church, was completed in 1793. Despite many renovations, the church retains its original adobe walls. The adjacent plaza forms the heart of the Old Town. Here people relax on benches, surrounded by lovely adobe buildings that house numerous craft shops, restaurants, galleries, and museums.
EXPERIENCE Albuquerque and Southern New Mexico
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Distance 0.5 mile (1 km)
Time 15 minutes
Nearest bus 36, 66, 766
The town was named after the Spanish Duke of Alburquerque (the first “r” was later dropped).
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