At Mesa Verde, Spanish for "green table," multistoried dwellings fill the cliff-rock alcoves that rise 2,000 feet above Montezuma Valley. Remarkably preserved, the cliff dwellings cluster in ...

The remains of an Indiana man last seen 13 months ago were located in Mesa Verde National Park. On Feb. 28, the National Park ...

Mesa Verde National Park’s history begins long before its official creation in 1906, or even the erection of its most famous cliff dwellings. This national park boasts thousands of years of ...

As climate change shapes the Southwest, Mesa Verde National Park strives to protect both ancient forests and vulnerable cliff dwellings. Hooked onto a rope slung around a tree, National Park Service ...

Explore beautifully preserved Pueblo ruins, embark on some easy hikes with views that never end, and pitch your tent under ...

Located in southwest Colorado, Mesa Verde (or "green table") is a prehistoric Pueblo community, with sites ranging from farming structures to 600 cliff dwellings. These extraordinarily well ...

Virginia McClurg, a well-known writer, poet, and lecturer, took up the cause of protecting Mesa Verde's treasures. She formed the Colorado Cliff Dwellings Association, whose members were all women ...

The Pueblo settled in the region about 1,400 years ago and built cliff dwellings using sandstone and wooden beams. Mesa Verde is home to the Cliff Palace. It’s the largest such dwelling in North ...

Some of the most well-known and well-preserved Ancestral Puebloan archaeological sites in existence are protected within Mesa Verde National Park in southwestern Colorado. The park contains over 5,000 ...