A few weeks ago I traveled to Albuquerque on business. I’d never been to New Mexico, and I didn’t know what to expect. Founded in 1706 as a Spanish outpost, Albuquerque lies at about a mile of elevation in New Mexico’s high desert. It’s a sprawling urban center of almost 600,000 people. I planned to fly home on a Friday, but my flight was canceled and I wasn’t rebooked until the next day, so I had more time than I expected to explore the city.
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