Paquime

700 ADMexico

CountryMexico

Date700 AD

RegionChihuahua

About Paquime

A major trading city in northern Mexico. Multi-story adobe buildings with T-shaped doorways. Raised turkeys and macaws. Connected the US Southwest with Mesoamerica. Over 2,000 rooms.

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