Mesa Verde National Park’s history begins long before its official ... The first reliable sighting of Mesa Verde by non-indigenous people was not until the mid-19th century.

Luminarias light Spruce Tree House, an ancient dwelling of the Anasazi people and the third largest cliff dwelling in Colorado's Mesa Verde National Park. From Cortez, take US 160 east for eight ...

Some of the most well-known and well-preserved Ancestral Puebloan archaeological sites in existence are protected within Mesa Verde National Park in southwestern Colorado. The park contains over 5,000 ...

Seeking greater protection of the ruins, they asked the government to make Mesa Verde a national park. Their request was denied. News of the Wetherills' discoveries at Mesa Verde attracted an ...

Go back in time at Mesa Verde National Park. The park protects nearly 5,000 archaeological sites, preserving the heritage of the ancestral Pueblo people. The Pueblo settled in the region about ...

The allure of this park is not only the remarkable ruins, but also the mystery of the people who inhabited them. This is a photo of me climbing the ladder up to Spruce Tree House at Mesa Verde N.P. in ...