Facts About Albuquerque
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Albuquerque - a place of contrasts, where rustic adobe homes adjoins gleaming steel office buildings. A city composed of both high desert mesas and a verdant river valley, it's bounded by the lands of native people and populated by people of multi-cultural heritage.

Population: 712,738 people live in the Greater Albuquerque Metropolitan Area with a projected populaton of 780,615 by 2005.

Sales Tax: Receipts tax on goods and service providers is 5.8125%. There is an additional 5% lodgers tax on hotels (totaling 10.8125%).On automobile rentals there is a combined tax (totaling roughly 24%)

Climate & Dress: Low humidy and warm temperatures make Albuquerque a four-season destination. Normal highs/lows and precipitation for July/August in Albuquerque range from 89f/32c to 93f/34c highs to 64f/18c lows and 1.37 in./3.48cm precipitation. Humidity is very low for this region. For the latest forcast please visit: http://www.wunderground.com/forecasts/ABQ.html

Altitude: Albuquerque is 5,280 feet (1 mile) above sea level and the mountains resorts reach altitudes of 8,000-10,000 ft above sea level.