Pueblo of Pojoaque and Hilton Hotels Corporation Celebrate Groundbreaking of New Mixed-Use Resort Destination Near Santa Fe, New Mexico.Business Editors/Travel Writers SANTA FE Santa Fe, city, Argentina Santa Fe, city (1991 pop. 341,000), capital of Santa Fe prov., NE Argentina, a river port near the Paraná, with which it is connected by canal. , N.M.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 16, 2004 Representatives from The Pueblo of Pojoaque and Hilton Hotels Corporation Hilton Hotels Corporation (NYSE: HLT) is one of the leading global hospitality companies. As of April 2007 there are 2,645 hotels and 485,000 rooms employing 105,000 people in more than 80 countries. this afternoon participated in a groundbreaking ceremony to celebrate the beginning of construction on a $250 million destination resort that will feature a 387-room Hilton (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :HLT HLT See: Highly leveraged transaction ) full-service resort, a 79-suite Homewood Suites by Hilton(R), an upscale extended stay hotel, a spa, convention facilities, entertainment venues and a new casino. The site of the new Buffalo New Buffalo is: The name of several towns in the United States:
Construction is currently underway on the Homewood Suites by Hilton hotel, an upscale, extended stay property that is part of the Hilton Family The Hilton family is a successful American family founded by hotel magnate Conrad Hilton (1887-1979). His descendants continue to hold varying degrees of wealth and status as socialites, and some have become famous, such as great-granddaughter Paris Hilton and Nicky Hilton of Hotels. The hotel is expected to open in December 2004. Target date for the opening of the Hilton Santa Fe North and the remaining resort facilities is projected for 2006. Both hotels will be owned by The Pueblo of Pojoaque and operated by Hilton Hotels Corporation under a 20-year management agreement. Architects for the Hilton, Casino and Conference Complex is Thalden-Boyd, a Native American firm that specializes in the design and architecture of hotels, casinos and related hospitality projects. "This is a great day for the entire state of New Mexico New Mexico, state in the SW United States. At its northwestern corner are the so-called Four Corners, where Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, and Utah meet at right angles; New Mexico is also bordered by Oklahoma (NE), Texas (E, S), and Mexico (S). ," Pojoaque tribal governor Jacob Viarrial said. "The new Buffalo Thunder Resort will enhance New Mexico's reputation as a tourist destination A tourist destination is a city, town or other area the economy of which is dependent to a significant extent on the revenues accruing from tourism. It may contain one or more tourist attractions or visitor attractions and possibly some "tourist traps". area and will provide jobs and other positive economic benefits for the area and the state as a whole." Viarrial said the Pueblo of Pojoaque is delighted to form a business relationship with the most recognizable lodging name in the world. "The Hilton name adds prestige and an incredible marketing network that will attract visitors from all over the world to the Buffalo Thunder Resort," he added. "Hilton Hotels Corporation is truly proud to enter into this unique relationship with The Pueblo of Pojoaque, an organization of fine individuals who have made a commitment to their tribe, as well as the citizens of New Mexico, to develop a dynamic resort destination that will truly showcase everything this great state has to offer," said Dieter Huckestein, president - hotel operations, owned and managed for Hilton Hotels Corporation. "The addition of the Hilton and Homewood Suites by Hilton hotels
The Pueblo of Pojoaque currently employs approximately 900 individuals; that is expected to double when the resort is completed, and will have a positive economic impact on the area as a result of the tourists' dollars that will be left behind. "The Buffalo Thunder Resort will be the gateway to northern New Mexico Northern New Mexico may simply mean the northern part of New Mexico, but in cultural terms it usually means the area of heavy Spanish settlement in the north-central part. ," Governor Viarrial continued. "From here our guests will have access to the art of Santa Fe, the historic Bandalier National Monument in the Los Alamos area, the beautiful Nambe Falls located in our neighboring pueblo, the Santuario de Chimayo and Taos Pueblo." Fred Peralta, Secretary of the New Mexico Tourism Department, agreed with Governor Viarrial. "Pojoaque Pueblo's Buffalo Thunder Resort will contribute significantly to New Mexico's growing reputation for first-class resorts," he said. "It will be an important gateway to the north, as well as a welcome new attraction in the area between the popular destinations of Taos and Santa Fe." The substantial planned infrastructure of the project includes construction of an enviromentally responsible, state-of-the-art wastewater treatment facility that will have 100 percent water recycling capability. In addition, plans call for the "harvesting" and purification of rainwater through the use of settlement basins. Access to the new resort will be via a new interchange that is part of the Highway 84/285 reconstruction project. The new access road is expected to open in July 15, 2004. "Buffalo Thunder," the name of the new resort, was chosen because it is a symbol on strength for Native Americans, according to George Rivera, the Lt. Governor of the Pueblo of Pojoaque. "The white buffalo is seen by Native Americans as a symbol of hope and renewal for humanity and for harmony between all peoples, all races, in our world today," Rivera said. Rivera, an artist, helped designed the official logo for Buffalo Thunder and also the artwork that will grace the overpass at Pojoaque and nearby Cuyamunge. About Hilton Hotels Corporation Hilton Hotels Corporation is recognized internationally as a preeminent hospitality company. The company develops, owns, manages or franchises more than 2,000 hotels, resorts and vacation ownership properties. Its portfolio includes many of the world's best known and most highly regarded hotel brands, including Hilton(R), Conrad(TM), Doubletree(R), Embassy Suites Hotels Embassy Suites Hotels is a chain of hotels, which specializes in suite-style rooms that is owned by Hilton Hotels Corporation. Embassy Suites is an upscale chain of all-suite hotels. All guest rooms of this chain feature a separate living area as well as a sleeping area. (R), Hampton Inn(R), Hampton Inn & Suites(R), Harrison Conference Centers(R), Hilton Garden Inn Hilton Garden Inn is the name of a chain of hotels operated by Hilton Hotels Corporation. Hilton Garden Inns are considered to be upscale, mid-priced hotels that are designed for both business and leisure travelers. The hotel brand is similar to that of the Courtyard by Marriott brand. (R), Hilton Grand Vacations Club Hilton Grand Vacations Hilton Grand Vacations Company is wholly owned by Hilton Hotels Corporation. Headquartered in Orlando, Florida, Hilton Grand Vacations Company develops, markets and operates a system of brand-name, vacation ownership resorts. (R) and Homewood Suites by Hilton(R). For more information about the Hilton Family of hotels, please visit our website at www.hiltonfamily.com. About Pueblo of Pojoaque The Pueblo of Pojoaque, which archeological studies have dated inhabitation to as early as 500 A.D., is one of the 19 Indian Pueblos located in northern New Mexico. The name of the pueblo in the native Tewa language is "Po-suwae-geh," the water drinking or gathering place. Over the centuries the Pueblo of Pojoaque has endured droughts, grasshopper grasshopper, name applied to almost 9,000 different species of singing, jumping insects in two families of the order Orthoptera. Grasshoppers are long, slender, winged insects with powerful hind legs and strong mandibles, or mouthparts, adapted for chewing. plagues, raids and the Spanish colonization of the 16th and 17th centuries. The Pueblo was abandoned in the 1800s, resettled Adj. 1. resettled - settled in a new location relocated settled - established in a desired position or place; not moving about; "nomads...absorbed among the settled people"; "settled areas"; "I don't feel entirely settled here"; "the advent of settled , and deserted again in the early 1900s. In the mid-1930s several families moved back, including Jose Antonio Tapia, the grandfather of current Governor Jacob Viarrial. With 348 tribal members, the Pueblo of Pojoaque has one of the smallest pueblo populations in the state. The official symbol of the Pueblo of Pojoaque is the butterfly, which symbolizes the emergence of the pueblo coming to life in its present location. 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