Situated on the Colorado Plateau in southwestern Colorado, Mesa Verde offers a wonderful opportunity to experience a unique cultural and physical landscape. Mesa Verde National Park, which was established in 1906 as the first national park to preserve the works of humans, offers visitors a spectacular look into the lives of the Ancestral Pueblo people ("Anasazi") who flourished for centuries over a large area of Colorado, Utah, Arizona, and New Mexico. The park’s more than 4,000 archeological sites are some of the most notable and best preserved in the United States. More at .....
http://www.nationalparkstraveler.com...ional-park5845
http://www.nps.gov/meve/planyourvisit/brochures.htm
For map of park for planning:
http://home.nps.gov/applications/haf...fm?Alpha=MEVE#
http://www.nationalparkstraveler.com...ional-park5845
http://www.nps.gov/meve/planyourvisit/brochures.htm
For map of park for planning:
http://home.nps.gov/applications/haf...fm?Alpha=MEVE#