Chaco Canyon - Chaco Culture National Historical Park

This large complex of settlements was the center of the ancient Hisatsinom (Anasazi) civilization. It was part of a vast trade network (local turquoise was shipped to the Mesoamericans).

www.nps.gov/chcu/
www.nps.gov/chcu/planyourvisit/maps.htm
caltopo.com/map.html#ll=36.03026,-107.90984&z=16&am...
 monumentnature conservation park / areainteresting placeUNESCO World Heritage Sitenational park
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaco_Culture_National_Historical_Park
Nearby cities:
Coordinates:  36°2'3"N 107°57'31"W

Comments

  • The night photo above shows the Full Moon about to rise above the canyon rim. It's flanked by Jupiter. Image from June 2007. More to be seen at <a href=http://nmazca.com/3142857/2007/06/three-weeks-in-west-part-six-fourth-and.htm>this page about our Chaco trip.</a>
  • The fourth photo shows yours truly walking alongside the Great Chacoan Road, part of a larger system that connected settlements all over the Colorado Plateau. See: http://sipapu.ucsb.edu/roads/full.html
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