After serving as a colonial outpost under the Spanish and Mexicans, and then as territorial capital for both the US and Confederate governments, TUCSON (pronounced TOO-sonn ) a mere sixty miles north of Mexico on the cross-country I-10 has grown into a modern mini-metropolis of nearly a million people without entirely sacrificing its historic quarters. It suffers from the same Sunbelt sprawl as Albuquerque and Phoenix, it does have a wanderable center, some enjoyable restaurants and a pretty good nightlife, energized by the 35,000 students at the University of Arizona.
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