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Previous page: Hilton Tucson El Conquistador; Left: Santa Fe School of Cooking;
Below (clockwise from left): Franklin Mountains Trail Run, El Paso (photo credit:
Myke Hermsmeyer); McAllen Convention Center; Hotel Chaco, Albuquerque

of area artists before art galleries were
established in Santa Fe. It still maintains a
professionally curated gallery of American
art today. La Posada de Santa Fe features
Southwestern decor in each of its 157
guest rooms-no two of which look alike.
A new addition to the Four Seasons
Resort Rancho Encantado Santa Fe,
located 10 minutes from downtown Santa
Fe in the Sangre de Cristo Foothills, is the
luxury teepee, which can be used for small
groups of up to 20 people. In this new
space, attendees can enjoy spa treatments
and sunrise yoga sessions surrounded
by nature. The resort has 65 casita guest
rooms with a contemporary Southwest flair.

EL PASO
Just outside El Paso, groups can find various
ways to experience the rugged, untamed
countryside, whether that be extreme biking
at Franklin Mountains State Park or rock
climbing and bouldering at Hueco Tanks
State Park Historical Site. Or for a more

sedentary experience, travel to the top of
Ranger Peak, 5,632 ft above sea level, on
the Wyler Aerial Tramway. This aerial
cable car offers views stretching 7,000 miles
and encompassing three states and two
countries.
Downtown El Paso has a new $74
million Southwest University Park stadium
as well as a recently opened 119-room
Hotel Indigo. The 357-room Camino Real,
located directly across the street from the El
Paso Convention Center, is in the midst of
an 18-month, $75 million renovation. It has
36,000 sf of meeting space.

MCALLEN
Birding is a popular pastime in McAllen,
due to its location in the center of the Rio
Grande Valley. With 540 recorded bird
species and temperate weather, it's a
year-round sport, and many of the local
specialty birds such as the greet parakeet
and red-crowned parrot can also be seen
right in the downtown area. A weekly

guided "Songbird Stroll" takes attendees
around the new Ebony Grove Pond with
an expert birder. Loaner binoculars are
available and private tours can be arranged
for groups of 10 or more.
The McAllen Convention Center has
more than 174,000 sf of meeting space,
including a 60,000-sf exhibit hall and four
ballrooms. The nearby Cambria Hotel
& Suites also has its own conference
area, with five meeting spaces, including
a 3,000-sf BackPorch outdoor patio that
opens out from the banquet space and can
accommodate up to 200 guests. Casa De
Palmas, a newly renovated Renaissance
hotel, has more than 7,000 sf of meeting
space and can accommodate groups of up
to 280 people.
For more Southwest coverage, please
visit us online at Prevuemeetings.com.
visittucson.org; visitalbuquerque.org;
santafe.org; visitelpaso.com;
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