Colorado Springs is situated on Fountain Creek with a population of just over 400,000. The city is the largest in Colorado as it covers 194.9 square miles and was ranked 5th by U.S. News & World Report in their list of ‘2016 Best Places to Live in the USA’.
As the city is located at the bottom of the Rocky Mountains and Pikes Peak, tourism is one of the largest employers in the city. In addition to the scenic geography there are a number of attractions which tourists frequent such as; Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center, United States Air Force Academy and the Garden of Gods.
Colorado Springs is also known as the ‘Olympic City’ in the USA, with the United States Olympic Training Center and the headquarters of the United States Olympic Committee located here. It is also home to a number of higher education facilities such as; a campus for Colorado Christian University, Colorado Technical University and a campus for the University of Colorado.
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