The capital of the State of New Mexico. Located in the north, about 3 hours from Colorado, Santa Fe is a mountainous desert region. With a very rich culture and history, Santa Fe attracts lots of artists and hippies, making it a very liberal town. The people are very friendly and laid-back. Santa Fe is often called the 'Land of Entrapment' because most people who live there for a significant amount of time either never leave or come back eventually. Some believe this is because of the intense energy the town posesses.
A tourist trap and tacky adobe facade of a long-lost New Mexico that is punctuated by overpriced gay-operated bed-and-breakfasts. Boring museums abound, nearly as much as the number of pretentious restaurants serving expensive and delicious street food under the label of "fine dining". Sadly, the aboriginal population has yet to share in the wealth of the local economy as evidenced by the vast barrios and hispanic ghettos which remain hidden from the average tourist.
While enjoying my $300-a-night bed-and-breakfast in Santa Fe operated by a pair of flaming queens, my trip computer erroneously dropped me into a scary ghetto just on the edge of town. After returning downtown, I spent the most boring day of my life perusing cactus art museums and eating $10 tacos in a restaurant saturated with even more cactus art. The most annoying thing about Santa Fe would be the superficial tourists who call this "charming".