Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado »
Posted By kidscantravel 7 months, 2 weeks ago in FamilyMesa Verde National Park near Cortez, Colorado is cited by National Geographic as one of the top cultural spots in the United States. And there?s a reason. Mesa Verde, Spanish for green table, is home to one of the largest and best preserved Ancestral Puebloan or Anasazi ruins in the United States. Cliff dwellings, elaborate stone communities built in sheltered alcoves, are the main attraction. But they aren?t the only. The path from pithouse to pueblo made by this ancient culture from roughly 550 to 1300 A.D. weaves a story and speaks to a life both above and below the mesa top. So why take the kids? Mystery, ladders and intrigue.
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