Introduction
Phoenix rises in the shimmering heat of the great Sonoran Desert in central Arizona. Here are some of the oldest human dwellings in the Western Hemisphere along with the homes of contemporary Native American tribes and one of America's fastest-growing major urban centers: metropolitan Phoenix, a melding of 22 communities, with a population of more than 4 million people.
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