14572 Lone Wolf Lane

Due to its location in the arid setting of the Sonoran Desert, the availability of water is a common concern among residents and potential residents alike. Since the Santa Cruz River running through the city has recently diminished to a wash, Tucson now makes use of groundwater and the Central Arizona Project for its water supply.

Mexican food lovers rejoice! Tucson has both nationally acclaimed Mexican food and affordable housing for the Southwestern gourmand. Try restaurants such as El Charro Café. Open since 1922, El Charro Café is Tucson’s oldest Mexican restaurant and, reportedly, the site of the world’s first chimichanga.