You are on the Route 66 in New Mexico. Here when you are in Santa Rosa NM (New Mexico) and you want to continue driving on the Route 66, the street became a bit tricky.
Santa Fé and Los Lunas on the Route 66
Santa Fé and Los Lunas on the Route 66
Santa Fe on the Route 66
Founded in 1610, the charming city of Santa Fe (located in the north-central part of New Mexico, of which it is the capital, 2194 metres above sea level in the Rio Grande Valley) is not only the federal capital of New Mexico, but also the oldest of the US capitals.
Before the arrival of European settlers, this area was inhabited by the indigenous Pueblo population: the presence of the natives has strongly impacted on the history and traditions of the area and is still strongly felt today.
This city has managed to perfectly blend three great cultures: Anglo-Saxon, Hispanic and Native American. After English, in fact, Spanish is the second official language. The climate here is essentially continental, but at the same time with a very large temperature range from day to night, all year round.
A short distance from Santa Fe there is Albuquerque.
Not all knows that Santa Fe is part of the original Route 66 until 1937, the year when the US Government decided to create a quicker road from Santa Rosa to Mesita (nowadays is the I-40).
Los Lunas on the Route 66
Los Lunas is a picturesque town in the Rio Grande Valley, just south of Albuquerque. Los Lunas was part of the Route 66 dating back to the years 1926 to 1937.
Among its main highlights we can find the Historic Phillips Gas Station (that is a nostalgic reminder of the golden era of road travel), the Historic Luna Otero Mansion, an elegant structure built back in 1881, and El Cerro Tomé Hill, a hill that offer a breathtaking panoramic views of the surrounding landscape.
