Mesa (Pop: 460,700) is the third-largest city in Arizona, after Phoenix and Tucson. Mesa was founded in January 1878 by Latter-day Saint pioneers and its population is still roughly one-tenth Mormon. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints operates one of its oldest temples in Mesa (the Mesa Arizona Temple).

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The history of Mesa dates back at least two thousand years to the arrival of the Hohokam people. The Hohokam built the original canal system. The canals were the largest and most sophisticated in the prehistoric New World. Some were up to 90 feet (27 m) wide and ten feet deep at their head gates, extending for as far as 16 miles (26 km) across the desert.

HoHoKam Park of the Cactus League home of the Chicago Cubs during spring training and former summer home to the now defunct Mesa Miners professional baseball team of the Golden Baseball League.

The Superstition Springs Center is a shopping mall in East Mesa owned by Westcor. It features an outdoor amphitheatre and fountain which convert to a stage. Anchor stores at the mall are Dillard's, JCPenney, Macy's, a former Mervyn's, and Sears.

An older mall, Fiesta Mall, is located in west Mesa, and also owned by Westcor. The mall's anchors are Dillard's, Macy's, Sears, Best Buy, and Dick's Sporting Goods. It is located near several shopping centers and other retail stores, banks, and restaurants. An expansion of Fiesta Mall has been planned.

Mesa Riverview is a new outdoor destination retail center in the northwestern corner of the city, near Loop 202 and Dobson Road. At build-out the center will include of 1,300,000 square feet of retail space. The anchors include Bass Pro Shops, Cinemark Theaters, Wal-Mart, and Home Depot. Mesa Riverview also includes restaurants and specialty stores.

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MainTour Phoenix Arizona Vacation Guide covers the area of Maricopa and Pinal Counties in Central Arizona. This includes the principal cities of Phoenix, Mesa, Tempe, Scottsdale and Casa Grande.