Pueblo Bonito
CountryUSA
Date850 AD
Notable Feature5 stories
RegionNew Mexico
About Pueblo Bonito
The largest great house in Chaco Canyon. Had 800 rooms. Built by the Ancestral Puebloans. The D-shaped structure is aligned to solar and lunar cycles. Trade networks extended to Central America.
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