CHACO CULTURE NATIONAL HISTORIC PARK / HD

From the north rim of Chaco Canyon, we gazed down a thousand years past at one of the largest assembly of ancient pueblo ruins in the country.

Between the years AD 900 and 1150, Chaco Canyon - in what is now northwestern New Mexico - was a major center of ancestral Puebloan culture. A thriving culture which included an understanding of complex architecture, community life, social organization, astronomy, and commerce.

The half-moon shaped Pueblo Bonito "beautiful village" is one of the most impressive of all the pueblos in this scenic and spectacular high-desert kingdom.

Echoes of the ancient ones resounded around us, records of their existence written on stone and in the intricacy of their architecture.

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[MrAdee28]

i just got done reading a book on chaco cayon by the anthropologist david fagan. it was a good read but not much for photography. its amazing how perfectly round the natives of the canyon were able to build their kivas. thanks for posting!

[artwal9]

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