“I studied these peoples, the ancestral Puebloans,” the former Fairfax resident said of her decision to work in southwest Colorado’s Mesa Verde National Park. Besides this $3-per-person tour, the park ...

The people who lived on this plateau for more than 700 years did not leave behind ruins that feel distant or decorative. They left a presence. Every wall, alcove, and doorway carries the weight of ...

One look at the iconic cliff dwellings at Mesa Verde National Park in Colorado, and it’s easy to imagine the lives that once bustled within them. In a free audio tour visitors can download, park ...

Mesa Verde National Park in southwestern Colorado protects and preserves the cultural heritage of 26 tribes of Ancestral Pueblo people. Mesa Verde National Park’s history begins long before its ...

Pompeii, Machu Picchu, and Petra are alluring, ghostly places, cities that rose through mankind’s endeavor and ingenuity before being abandoned to the omnipotent hands of nature. Nestled on a ...

On Feb. 13, the National Park Service announced it found no significant impact on the human environment for the project to stabilize the alcove arch at Mesa Verde National Park’s Spruce Tree House.

Mesa Verde is one of Southwestern Colorado’s biggest attractions. About half a million people come from around the world every year to learn more about a community of ancestral Native Americans who ...

Photographs depicting Spruce Tree House, Cliff Palace, and Balcony House in Mesa Verde. The collection includes one image of Balcony House before restoration. Arthur Chapman (1873-1935) was a cowboy, ...

Located in Southwest Colorado, Mesa Verde National Park is one of the most incredible National Parks in the US and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The park is known for its Puebloan architectural sites, ...

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 1,400 ...

At Ute Mountain Tribal Park in Southwest Colorado, visitors show up promptly at 9 a.m., then join a tour with Ute guides who’ve led visitors through the home of ancestral pueblo Indians who lived ...