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The town of 40,000 sits in a county the size of Connecticut, a landscape of mesas, canyons and ancient kiva ruins. Nicholas Casey, New York Times, "A Red Corner of a Blue State Fights to Reopen," 12 May 2020

Double sets of French doors open from the living room and from a hallway beyond the breakfast room to a sunroom with flagstone floors and a kiva fireplace. Julie Lasky, New York Times, "$1.7 Million Homes in Wisconsin, Arizona and New Jersey," 4 Mar. 2020

The last glimpse Built for stargazing: Centuries ago, the Anasazi people built the kiva of Casa Rinconada, a round ceremonial place where celestial figures and the movements of the sun and moon were tracked for rituals and planting. National Geographic, "Who will learn more from mars?," 8 Jan. 2020

The bedrooms continue the intricate ceiling patterns and the master boasts mountain vistas and a courtyard with a kiva fireplace. Megan Barber, Curbed, "Swanky desert estate on 17 acres asks $1.3M," 18 Dec. 2018

The historic, 25-acre village's flat-roofed homes and ceremonial kivas have been fashioned out of adobe mixed from the local soil for so many generations that its origins disappear into the past. USA TODAY, "Nine must-see historic sites in Santa Fe," 13 Mar. 2018

The bedrooms continue the intricate ceiling patterns and the master boasts mountain vistas and a courtyard with a kiva fireplace. Megan Barber, Curbed, "Swanky desert estate on 17 acres asks $1.3M," 18 Dec. 2018

The historic, 25-acre village's flat-roofed homes and ceremonial kivas have been fashioned out of adobe mixed from the local soil for so many generations that its origins disappear into the past. USA TODAY, "Nine must-see historic sites in Santa Fe," 13 Mar. 2018

Guests of The Terrace at La Fonda are granted concierge service and access to the communal Gathering Room, which features a private, rooftop terrace, and a wood-burning kiva fireplace. Condé Nast Traveler, "La Fonda on the Plaza," 20 Oct. 2017

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