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Your first lesson in “Speaking Santa Fe”

HOW TO TALK “SANTA FE“
Acequia

Man-made irrigation ditch.
Adobe

Mud brick that is dried in the sun. The first adobe bricks were used 8,500 years ago in the Middle East.
Alameda

A tree-shaded promenade or public park. Spanish for “cottonwood tree”.
Arroyo

Dry riverbed that occasionally fills with water from rains and run-off.
Aspen

High-elevation deciduous tree with leaves that turn a brilliant gold in the fall.
Banco A bench made of adobe and covered with plaster.
Bienvenidos

“Welcome” in Spanish.
Bosque

Low-lying area near a river densely forested with cottonwoods and other deciduous trees.
Calle “Street“ in Spanish.
Camino “Road“ in Spanish.

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