Cliff
dwellings at Mesa Verde
Mesa Verde is a US National Park and UNESCO World Heritage Site. ( Mesa Verde = " Green Tableland " ). The park is in Colorado near the Four Corners . It features ruins built by the Anasazi - an ancient Pueblo people . The Anasazi made this stone village their home c1200AD. Mesa Verde NP is known for several spectacular cliff dwellings - structures built within caves and under outcroppings in cliffs including the Cliff Palace - thought to be the largest cliff dwelling in North America. |
Cliff
dwellings at Mesa Verde
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Cliff
dwellings at Mesa Verde
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Cliff
dwellings at Mesa Verde
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Cliff
Palace at Mesa Verde
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