Remarkably preserved, the cliff dwellings cluster in canyons that ... people and the third largest cliff dwelling in Colorado's Mesa Verde National Park. From Cortez, take US 160 east for eight ...

In December 1888, Colorado cowboys discovered a remarkable archaeological site at Mesa Verde, revealing a silent city of stone built by a peaceful Indian civilization centuries before Columbus.

Virginia McClurg, a well-known writer, poet, and lecturer, took up the cause of protecting Mesa Verde's treasures. She formed the Colorado Cliff Dwellings Association, whose members were all women ...

This World Heritage Site preserves more than 600 cliff ... near Mesa Verde National Park Resource Protecting Sensitive Resources near Mesa Verde National Park The serene, semi-arid landscape of the ...

They thin forests near prime attractions like the cliff dwellings, some of which still ... visibility caused by other pollutants, an issue in Mesa Verde and the surrounding area. —Vanessa Mazal, ...

The Pueblo settled in the region about 1,400 years ago and built cliff dwellings using sandstone and wooden beams. Mesa Verde is home to the Cliff Palace. It’s the largest such dwelling in North ...