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Tucson sits, air-conditioning itself, in the middle of the spectacular topography of the American Southwest: canyons, wind-sculpted cliffs, hushed deserts, forests of towering saguaro cacti and an astonishing diversity of birdlife (including 16 species of hummingbird alone).
This city has survived the discipline of a Spanish fortress, the embarrassing millinery and trigger-finger lawlessness of the Wild West and an exasperating century of drunken student mischief, and has somehow managed to emerge with a vibrant legacy of Hispanic and traditional Indian cultures.
Fast Facts
Population
486,700
Currency
Name: US Dollar
Code: USD
Symbol: US$
Electrical Plugs
110V 60Hz
Languages Spoken
Essential: English
Time Zones
GMT/UTC -7
Country Dialing Code
+1
Weights & Measures
Imperial
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