Will Shuster's ZOZOBRA, 2016

Nobody loves a festival like Santa Fe loves a festival. All through the year, there are art shows and fairs and parades and celebrations throughout the streets, attracting artists and collectors from around the world.


The one that takes place in September is known as Fiesta de Santa Fe. The festival commemorates the 1692 conquest of New Mexico by the Spanish, led by General Don Diego de Vargas. This was the second conquest after the Spanish had been pushed out of Santa Fe during the Pueblo Revolt in 1680. The Fiesta was eventually re-envisioned to be a celebration of New Mexico history and culture, the city of Santa Fe, and the native people of the area.


This year’s Fiesta de Santa Fe takes place from September 1 through September 10 with…

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Santa Fe Indian Market vendors and crowds on the Plaza.

If you’ve recently moved to Santa Fe or are considering buying a home here, you might already know that the Santa Fe Indian Market takes place next weekend on August 19 and 20.


You might also know that the market is one of the biggest art fairs in the world, attracting 150,000 people each year from all over the world. With more than 700 booths, the Indian Market spreads across 14 city blocks in and around the Plaza.


But you don’t really know how big this market is until your feet tell you. Based on our own feet, here are the most important tips we can offer to first-timers.


Make Your Day Count

The market is everything it’s said to be, but it gets exhausting quickly. So our first piece of advice is to make your day count. Here’s the…

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Broker Spotlight / HOME August 2017 article

“44 years later…I am still deeply in love with Santa Fe!”


When Pamela Preston was 12, her family embarked on a vacation to the Southwest. “When I saw the Rocky Mountains, I just flipped! I honestly had no idea anything like that existed!” Pam exclaims passionately. “Where I’m from in the Midwest, the landscape is fairly flat. Then I see these gigantic snow-covered peaks reaching up into the clouds. That was it for me.”


In her mid-20s, Pam was finally able to make the Southwest her home and she’s never looked back. After a few years living in Denver, Pam moved to the Velarde area in Northern New Mexico and became established as a jeweler. Forrest Fenn and Pam took a shine to each other and quickly became very close friends. “Forrest taught me…

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