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Artistic depiction of Mesa Verde's Cliff Palace |
Mesa Verde
| Just east of Hovenweep, in the southwest corner of Colorado, is Mesa Verde National Park. It contains the most impressive and best preserved pre-Columbian cliff dwellings in the U.S. Visiting Hovenweep is an appetizer to the main course of Mesa Verde (Spanish for green table). |
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Artistic depiction of Mesa Verde's Cliff Palace |
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| Oak Tree house had 55 rooms and 7 kivas (ceremonial area) | Square Tower house |
Spruce
Tree house |
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Temple (left) & New Fire house |
Closer view of new Fire house |
Cliff Palace - 217 rooms & 23 kivas |
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