{"id":12616,"date":"2015-12-29T12:40:29","date_gmt":"2015-12-29T12:40:29","guid":{"rendered":"\/inspire\/?p=12616"},"modified":"2017-12-11T23:10:14","modified_gmt":"2017-12-11T23:10:14","slug":"santa-fe-plaza-cultures-collide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.travelocity.com\/inspire\/santa-fe-plaza-cultures-collide\/","title":{"rendered":"Santa Fe Plaza: Where Cultures Collide"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Want to travel like a local? We&#8217;ve partnered with adventure and cultural traveler Dr. Cacinda Maloney from the blog <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pointsandtravel.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Points and Travel<\/a>, as she experiences the Old World culture that&#8217;s still alive and well in Santa Fe, New Mexico.&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>On a breezy Saturday night in Santa Fe Plaza, a group of revelers in wobbly heels and party hats greet each other with kisses and hugs, ready to hit the town to ring in the New Year. Along with them, they have small flasks of mescal (law\u2026 no drinking in public), the more interesting and smoky cousin to tequila that they clink together in celebratory wishes for a successful new year. A few hours earlier, on the opposite side of Santa Fe Plaza, the well-worn blankets of the local Native American Indians are laid out across the ground in front of the Palace of Governors. With their handmade jewelry, turquoise and pieces of folk art, the artisans display their wares underneath the eaves of the landmarked building. They are involved in a program made specifically for them through the New Mexico Office of Cultural Affairs&nbsp;that enables tourists to purchase genuinely made products from native artisans and allows for them to have a place to show their goods that tourists gather.<\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.travelocity.com\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_7597-e1451201864792.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12618\" src=\"https:\/\/www.travelocity.com\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_7597-e1451201864792.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_7597-e1451201864792\" width=\"669\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.travelocity.com\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_7597-e1451201864792.jpg 669w, https:\/\/www.travelocity.com\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_7597-e1451201864792-300x287.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.travelocity.com\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_7597-e1451201864792-211x202.jpg 211w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 669px) 100vw, 669px\" \/><\/a>\n<p><em>Handmade Guitar Picks by Jeremiah Herrera of the Dine (Navajo) Nation<\/em><\/p>\n<p>As you walk around this blue-sky town, you will notice that art is everywhere in Santa Fe.<\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.travelocity.com\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_8047-e1451198376857.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12633\" src=\"https:\/\/www.travelocity.com\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_8047-e1451198376857.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_8047-e1451198376857\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.travelocity.com\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_8047-e1451198376857.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.travelocity.com\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_8047-e1451198376857-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.travelocity.com\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_8047-e1451198376857-152x202.jpg 152w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a>\n<p><em>Statue on Museum Hill, Santa Fe NM&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.travelocity.com\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_7973-e1451198617276.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12624\" src=\"https:\/\/www.travelocity.com\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_7973-e1451198617276.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_7973-e1451198617276\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.travelocity.com\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_7973-e1451198617276.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.travelocity.com\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_7973-e1451198617276-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.travelocity.com\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_7973-e1451198617276-152x202.jpg 152w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a>\n<p><em>Painting by Georgia O&#8217;Keeffe<\/em><\/p>\n<p>You can see it emerging from behind the wrought-iron trimmed windows in the Santa Fe Plaza. Art peeks through the hacienda-styled courtyards and adobe mud homes that are now art galleries.<\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.travelocity.com\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Snip20151227_1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12631\" src=\"https:\/\/www.travelocity.com\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Snip20151227_1.png\" alt=\"Snip20151227_1\" width=\"454\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.travelocity.com\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Snip20151227_1.png 454w, https:\/\/www.travelocity.com\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Snip20151227_1-213x300.png 213w, https:\/\/www.travelocity.com\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Snip20151227_1-143x202.png 143w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 454px) 100vw, 454px\" \/><\/a>\n<p>Santa Fe is the only city in the world that boasts more than 200 world-class art galleries in two square miles. Along with the artisans are writers, actors, foodies, entrepreneurs and fashionistas. They are all the rage in this pueblo known as \u201cThe City Different\u201d, a charming 400 year-old state capital.<\/p>\n<p>It is a haven for art, music, eclectic culinary choices, diverse art galleries, museums, theaters and outdoor adventures, even skiing. It is a city of trade and exchange, with famous markets, built at the crossroads of the old Camino Real and the Santa Fe Trail.<\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.travelocity.com\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_8044-e1451198365352.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12634\" src=\"https:\/\/www.travelocity.com\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_8044-e1451198365352.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_8044-e1451198365352\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.travelocity.com\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_8044-e1451198365352.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.travelocity.com\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_8044-e1451198365352-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.travelocity.com\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_8044-e1451198365352-152x202.jpg 152w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a>\n<p><em>Statue Display at Museum Hill, Santa Fe NM&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>A tourist\u2019s day typically begins and ends at the Santa Fe Plaza. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thefamousplazacafe.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"follow no noopener\">The Plaza Caf\u00e9<\/a>&nbsp;has been here for so long that it is a Santa Fe institution. It is where you go to taste 100-year old recipes, many made with Santa Fe\u2019s famous green and red chilies. Then, you can head on over to the <a href=\"http:\/\/ohoriscoffee.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"follow no noopener\">Ohori\u2019s Coffee<\/a>, the 30 year-old micro roaster for your version of \u201cthe morning bar\u201d, or try a chocolate elixir instead at the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kakawachocolates.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"follow no noopener\"> Kakawa Chocolate House<\/a>, served in dainty blue and white Mexican decor expresso cups.<\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.travelocity.com\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_8995-e1451197978166.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12636\" src=\"https:\/\/www.travelocity.com\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_8995-e1451197978166.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_8995-e1451197978166\" width=\"543\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.travelocity.com\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_8995-e1451197978166.jpg 543w, https:\/\/www.travelocity.com\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_8995-e1451197978166-255x300.jpg 255w, https:\/\/www.travelocity.com\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_8995-e1451197978166-171x202.jpg 171w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 543px) 100vw, 543px\" \/><\/a>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.travelocity.com\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_8998-e1451198017684.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12637\" src=\"https:\/\/www.travelocity.com\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_8998-e1451198017684.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_8998-e1451198017684\" width=\"427\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.travelocity.com\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_8998-e1451198017684.jpg 427w, https:\/\/www.travelocity.com\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_8998-e1451198017684-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.travelocity.com\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_8998-e1451198017684-135x202.jpg 135w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 427px) 100vw, 427px\" \/><\/a>\n<p><em>Kakawa Chocolate House&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Throughout the downtown area, there are even more streets filled with sidewalk cafes, shopping, the oldest mission in the United States and traditional New Mexican homes. The homes here are typically one of three architectural types: the pueblo, the territorial and the Northern New Mexico.<\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.travelocity.com\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_8982-e1451197870718.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12629\" src=\"https:\/\/www.travelocity.com\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_8982-e1451197870718.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_8982-e1451197870718\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.travelocity.com\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_8982-e1451197870718.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.travelocity.com\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_8982-e1451197870718-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/a>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.travelocity.com\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_7734-e1451198593180.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12619\" src=\"https:\/\/www.travelocity.com\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_7734-e1451198593180.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_7734-e1451198593180\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.travelocity.com\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_7734-e1451198593180.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.travelocity.com\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_7734-e1451198593180-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.travelocity.com\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_7734-e1451198593180-152x202.jpg 152w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a>\n<p>Many are built of adobe and are as rusty-brown as a cougar\u2019s hide. They are made from sun-dried clay bricks mixed with grass for strength, mortared with mud and then are covered with more protective layers of mud.<\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.travelocity.com\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_9078-e1451198160419.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12638\" src=\"https:\/\/www.travelocity.com\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_9078-e1451198160419.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_9078-e1451198160419\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.travelocity.com\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_9078-e1451198160419.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.travelocity.com\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_9078-e1451198160419-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/a>\n<p>But just a few houses down the street from the Santa Fe Plaza though, there are tin-roofed homes in various states of decay.<\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.travelocity.com\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_7758-e1451197762163.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12621\" src=\"https:\/\/www.travelocity.com\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_7758-e1451197762163.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_7758-e1451197762163\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.travelocity.com\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_7758-e1451197762163.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.travelocity.com\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_7758-e1451197762163-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.travelocity.com\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_7758-e1451197762163-152x202.jpg 152w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a>\n<p><em>This building used to be Griego&#8217;s Candy Store. A local told me that &#8220;old lady Griego&#8221; would come out from the back, which was her house, into the dim lit room and sell him candy cigarettes and chiclets gum.&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Behind a peeling pale blue paint, high grass from the yard has grown up around the windows.<\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.travelocity.com\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_8978-e1451198487660.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12628\" src=\"https:\/\/www.travelocity.com\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_8978-e1451198487660.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_8978-e1451198487660\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.travelocity.com\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_8978-e1451198487660.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.travelocity.com\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_8978-e1451198487660-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/a>\n<p>The remains of life are still visible through lacy-curtained windows \u2013 an old television, mason jars, an American flag.<\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.travelocity.com\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_7761-e1451197786604.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12622\" src=\"https:\/\/www.travelocity.com\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_7761-e1451197786604.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_7761-e1451197786604\" width=\"576\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.travelocity.com\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_7761-e1451197786604.jpg 576w, https:\/\/www.travelocity.com\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_7761-e1451197786604-270x300.jpg 270w, https:\/\/www.travelocity.com\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_7761-e1451197786604-182x202.jpg 182w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><\/a>\n<p>Further up the street, splashes of blue matching post boxes.<\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.travelocity.com\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Mailboxes.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12644\" src=\"https:\/\/www.travelocity.com\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Mailboxes.jpg\" alt=\"Mailboxes\" width=\"477\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.travelocity.com\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Mailboxes.jpg 477w, https:\/\/www.travelocity.com\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Mailboxes-224x300.jpg 224w, https:\/\/www.travelocity.com\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Mailboxes-151x202.jpg 151w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 477px) 100vw, 477px\" \/><\/a>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.travelocity.com\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_77541-e1451205819309.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12639\" src=\"https:\/\/www.travelocity.com\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_77541-e1451205819309.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_77541-e1451205819309\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.travelocity.com\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_77541-e1451205819309.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.travelocity.com\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_77541-e1451205819309-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.travelocity.com\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_77541-e1451205819309-152x202.jpg 152w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a>\n<p>The arrival of all of these artisans of art, literature, acting, music, food and fashion was no accident.<\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.travelocity.com\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_7740-e1451191883320.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12620\" src=\"https:\/\/www.travelocity.com\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_7740-e1451191883320.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_7740-e1451191883320\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.travelocity.com\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_7740-e1451191883320.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.travelocity.com\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_7740-e1451191883320-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.travelocity.com\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_7740-e1451191883320-152x202.jpg 152w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a>\n<p>The \u201canglo\u201d artisans began to arrive in the beginning of the 20th century primarily due to the landscape (think Georgia O\u2019Keeffe). To many of the earlier artisan settlers, there were advantages to the dry desert climate. Then, as they settled in the Santa Fe Plaza, they were charmed by the native inhabitants and artisans that had been in this area for centuries.<\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.travelocity.com\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_7961-e1451198202939.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12640\" src=\"https:\/\/www.travelocity.com\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_7961-e1451198202939.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_7961-e1451198202939\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.travelocity.com\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_7961-e1451198202939.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.travelocity.com\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_7961-e1451198202939-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.travelocity.com\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_7961-e1451198202939-152x202.jpg 152w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a>\n<p><em>Native Indian Display, Santa Fe NM<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The cultural birth of Santa Fe\u2019s artisan district is the product of years of work by a committed group of Santa Fe advocates who are interested in local history, art and culture. Its birth is rooted in ideas of embracing the town\u2019s history, growing the arts and saving its soul, which have breathed life into the downtown area. Santa Fe highlights its history, its dignity and brings back respect to the people of this land.<\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.travelocity.com\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_9000-e1451198996777.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12630\" src=\"https:\/\/www.travelocity.com\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_9000-e1451198996777.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_9000-e1451198996777\" width=\"767\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.travelocity.com\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_9000-e1451198996777.jpg 767w, https:\/\/www.travelocity.com\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_9000-e1451198996777-300x250.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.travelocity.com\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_9000-e1451198996777-242x202.jpg 242w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 100vw, 767px\" \/><\/a>\n<p><em>Native Indian Window Display at Night, Santa Fe NM<\/em><\/p>\n<p>As you walk the streets to Santa Fe Plaza, you can see that cities don\u2019t have to sell their souls to tourism. Tourism can exist side-by-side with the local people. Today, Santa Fe is anything but soul-less. The Native American, the Spanish, the Anglo artisans, and tourists alike mingle with each other on most blocks around the Santa Fe Plaza with a mix of multigenerational families and recent transplants from cosmopolitan cities worldwide. One of the best things about Santa Fe is that it is a city that is shared by all who live here, including the tourists.<\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.travelocity.com\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_9015-e1451201892378.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.travelocity.com\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_9015-e1451201892378.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_9015-e1451201892378\" width=\"805\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.travelocity.com\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_9015-e1451201892378.jpg 805w, https:\/\/www.travelocity.com\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_9015-e1451201892378-300x239.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.travelocity.com\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_9015-e1451201892378-254x202.jpg 254w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 805px) 100vw, 805px\" \/><\/a>\n<p><em>Santa Fe Plaza<\/em><\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.travelocity.com\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_8070-e1451198340438.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12627\" src=\"https:\/\/www.travelocity.com\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_8070-e1451198340438.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_8070-e1451198340438\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.travelocity.com\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_8070-e1451198340438.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.travelocity.com\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_8070-e1451198340438-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.travelocity.com\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_8070-e1451198340438-152x202.jpg 152w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a>\n<p><em>Santa Fe&#8217;s Famous Red Chilies Ristras<\/em><\/p>\n<p>So when the air cools into the night, a feverish nightlife begins. You can start with \u201cgarden-to-glass\u201d fresh cocktails at Secreto Lounge (the worst kept secret in town!), then make your way to the Cowgirl Smokehouse\u2019s music room for local, live music and dancing. For something a bit more mellow, take in the piano bar at Vanessie or the Flamenco, Blues, Tango, Jazz and Sangria at&nbsp;the bar at El Meson. But for real night club action with the energy of a big city\u2019s club scene, head on over to Shadeh at Buffalo Thunder Resort &amp; Casino. You can see for yourself how this vibrant and magical city comes alive at night and lures travelers from far and wide to return to the Santa Fe Plaza.<\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.travelocity.com\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_8057-e1451198350867.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12626\" src=\"https:\/\/www.travelocity.com\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_8057-e1451198350867.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_8057-e1451198350867\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.travelocity.com\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_8057-e1451198350867.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.travelocity.com\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_8057-e1451198350867-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.travelocity.com\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_8057-e1451198350867-152x202.jpg 152w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a>\n<p><em><\/em><\/p>\n<h1><\/h1>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Want to travel like a local? 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