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| Hotels in Arizona | Clarendon Hotel
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 | The boutique Clarendon Hotel and Suites in downtown Phoenix is positioned one mile from the Encanto Golf Course and within three miles of the museum and theatre district, Japanese Friendship Gardens and the Phoenix Civic Plaza Convention Center... | Wyndham Hotel
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| The Wyndham Phoenix Downtown is conveniently located within three blocks of Herberger Theatre, Phoenix Civic Plaza & Convention Center and Symphony Hall. Arizona State University and US Airways Center lie four blocks away and Chase Field is seven blocks... | Radisson Hotel Phoenix
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| The Radisson Hotel Phoenix City Center is located in Phoenix, just two miles from downtown Phoenix. The hotel features include a heated outdoor pool and rooftop pool. There is a business center and cocktail lounge... | Best Western Phoenix
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| The Best Western Central Phoenix Inn is located just one mile from Phoenix Civic Plaza Convention Center, and one mile from the US Airways Center. Hotel features include an outdoor pool with spa tub and sauna... | Hyatt Regency Phoenix
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| The Hyatt Regency Phoenix is located one block from the Phoenix Convention Center. The hotel is less than one-quarter mile from the US Airways Center. Chase Field Ballpark and Heritage Square Park are within one-half mile... |
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The Saguaro
The saguaro has been described as the monarch of the Sonoran Desert, as a prickly horror,
as the supreme symbol of the American Southwest, and as a plant with personality. It is
renowned for the variety of odd, all-too-human shapes it assumes, shapes that inspire wild
and fanciful imaginings. Since 1933 this extraordinary giant cactus has been protected within
Saguaro National Park. Preserved along
with it are many other members of the Sonoran Desert community - the other cacti, the desert
trees and shrubs, and the animals.
In lushness and variety of life, the Sonoran Desert far surpasses all other North American
deserts. And yet, it is one of the hottest and driest regions on the continent. Summer midday
temperatures commonly climb above 100F. Fewer than 12 inches of rain falls in a typical year. Between the summer and winter
rainy seasons it is not unusual for months to pass without a drop of rain.
The plants and animals able to survive in this environment, with adaptations specially designed
for desert survival, make up one of the most interesting and unusual collections of life in the
United States. This world awaits you in the desert plains, mountains, and foothills of the
Saguaro National Park.
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