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Isleta Pueblo
Isleta Pueblo was established prior to the 15...
San José de la Laguna Mission and Convento
Constructed between 1699 and 1701, this one s...
El Morro National Monument
El Morro, also known as "Inscription Rock," i...
Zuñi Pueblo
The Zuñi Pueblo occupies the site of Halona, ...
Chaco Culture National Historical Park
Chaco Canyon was the center of life for Puebl...
Aztec Ruins National Monument
Aztec Ruins Monument contains the remains of ...
Mesa Verde National Park
Mesa Verde National Park preserves a spectacu...
Escalante Ruin
The Escalante Ruin was first investigated in 177...
Hovenweep National Monument
Hovenweep (a Ute Indian word meaning "deserted v...
Navajo National Monument
Navajo National Monument, administered by the Na...
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Isleta Pueblo
Isleta Pueblo was established prior to the 1598 Spanish occupation of New Mexico and was burned during the Spanish attempt to reconquer the area following the 1680 Great Pueblo Revolt. During the 18th and 19th centuries Isleta became one ...
San José de la Laguna Mission and Convento
Constructed between 1699 and 1701, this one story adobe church is a well-preserved example of a Spanish Colonial mission. The interior has a beautiful 18th-century carved wood altar screen with spiral pillars, a hand carved pulpit and sounding board, ...
El Morro National Monument
El Morro, also known as "Inscription Rock," is a massive rock formation which rises more than 200 feet above the plains. On top of the formation are the remains of two Anasazi pueblos, the most complete of which is ...
Zuñi Pueblo
The Zuñi Pueblo occupies the site of Halona, one of six historic Zuñi pueblos in existence when the Spanish entered New Mexico in 1539. These were the pueblos, seen from afar, that had given credence to the Spanish legend ...
Chaco Culture National Historical Park
Chaco Canyon was the center of life for Pueblo Indians of the Colorado Plateau from 850 A.D. to 1250 A.D. Beginning in 900 A.D. the people built large multi-storied stone structures on mesatops and on the canyon floor. This ...
Aztec Ruins National Monument
Aztec Ruins Monument contains the remains of prehistoric Anasazi structures. The ruins were named when European settlers mistakenly attributed them to the Aztecs. The largest preserved structure is the West Ruin, a D-shaped great house constructed in the early ...
Mesa Verde National Park
Mesa Verde National Park preserves a spectacular remnant of the Anasazi Indian culture, with magnificent cliff dwellings, pueblo villages and well-preserved pit-houses dating from c. 600-1300 A.D. Among the more notable cliff dwellings are the Square Tower House, Spruce ...
Escalante Ruin
The Escalante Ruin was first investigated in 1776 by the Domínguez-Escalante Expedition looking for a northern route from the New Mexico missions to the ones at Monterey, California. The Ruin consists of a partially excavated multi-storied masonry pueblo with ...
Hovenweep National Monument
Hovenweep (a Ute Indian word meaning "deserted valley") contains six groups of prehistoric Anasazi Indian ruins c. 400 to 1300 A.D. These include the remains of coursed-stone masonry pueblos, small cliff dwellings and large quantities of scattered ruins. These ...
Navajo National Monument
Navajo National Monument, administered by the National Park Service, contains three large prehistoric Anasazi Indian cliff dwellings constructed between 1200 and 1300 A.D. Keet Seel, with over 160 rooms including six kivas, is the largest cliff dwelling in Arizona; ...
