Mesa Verde
CountryUSA
Date600 AD
RegionColorado
About Mesa Verde
Cliff dwellings built by the Ancestral Puebloans. The Cliff Palace has 150 rooms and 23 kivas. Built into naturally occurring alcoves. Abandoned around 1300 AD due to drought. Some dwellings are accessible only by ladder.
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