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The History of Manitou Cliff Dwellings

Located just minutes from Garden of the Gods in Colorado Springs, the Manitou Cliff Dwellings offer a hands-on look at ancient architecture and the culture of the Ancestral Puebloans. More than 700 ...
Washington Examiner

Climb into ancient cliff dwellings in Mesa Verde

“I studied these peoples, the ancestral Puebloans,” the former Fairfax resident said of her decision to work in southwest Colorado’s Mesa Verde National Park. Besides this $3-per-person tour, the park ...
USA Today

You can drive along 700 years of history at Mesa Verde National Park

One look at the iconic cliff dwellings at Mesa Verde National Park in Colorado, and it’s easy to imagine the lives that once bustled within them. In a free audio tour visitors can download, park ...
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Arthur Chapman photographs of Mesa Verde cliff dwellings

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. Arthur Chapman (1873-1935) was a cowboy, poet, and newspaper columnist who explored much of the Rocky Mountains, Mesa Verde National Park, and ...
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House of rain : tracking a vanished civilization across the American Southwest / Craig Childs

The flood -- Chaco -- Chaco Canyon -- Fajada Butte and Casa Rinconada -- Pueblo Bonito -- The road north -- Pueblo Alto -- The Great North Road -- Kutz Canyon -- The Totah -- Aztec -- Moon watchers -- ...