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Archeological and geological points of interest abound throughout Southwestern Colorado's many parks and monuments.
Archeological and geological points of interest abound throughout Southwestern Colorado's many parks and monuments.
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* '''
Anasazi
Heritage
Center
''' -
Federal
repository
for
artifacts
and
museum of archaeology.
Near
Cortez
.
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* '''
[[Black
Canyon
of the Gunnison National Park]]
''' -
Twelve
miles
of
a
spectacular
and
scenic
gorge
.
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* [
[Black
Canyon
of the
Gunnison
National
Park]
] -
12
miles
of
a
spectacular
and
scenic
gorge
.
+
*
'''
[
http://www.blm.gov/co/st/en/nm/canm.html
Canyons
of the
Ancients
National
Monument
]
'''
-
Contains
more
than
6,000
archaeological sites, representing Ancestral Puebloan
and
other
Native American cultures
.
Just outside the monument is the '''Anasazi Heritage Center''', an archaeological museum.
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*'''[
http://www.blm.gov/co/st/en/nm/canm.html
Canyons
of
the Ancients National Monument
]''' -
In
Southwestern
Colorado. Contains more than 6
,
000
archaeological sites
,
representing
Ancestral
Puebloan
and
other
Native
American
cultures
.
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*
'''[
[Curecanti
National
Recreation
Area]
]''' -
Three
reservoirs
,
including
,
Blue
Mesa
Reservoir,
Colorado's
largest
body
of
water
.
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* [[
Curecanti
National Recreation Area
]] -
Three
reservoirs,
including,
Blue
Mesa
Reservoir, Colorado's largest body
of
water
.
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*
'''
[[
Four
Corners
]]
'''
-
Twist
your
body
and
be
in
four
states
simultaneously
.
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* [[
Four
Corners|Four Corners
Monument
&
Tribal
Park]]
-
Twist
your
body
and
be
in
four
states
simultaneously
.
+
*
'''
[[
Hovenweep
National
Monument
]]'''
-
Protects
six
Ancestral Puebloan villages spread over a twenty
-
mile
expanse
of
mesa tops
and
canyons
along
the
Utah-Colorado border. Iconic to the monument are the multi-storied
ruins
.
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*'''[
http://www.nps.gov/hove/
Hovenweep
National
Monument
]''' -
Near
[[Cortez]].
Protects
six
Ancestral Puebloan villages spread over a twenty-mile expanse
of
mesa
tops
and
canyons along the Utah-Colorado border
.
Iconic to the monument are the multi-storied ruins.
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*
'''[
[Mesa
Verde
National
Park]
]''' -
Home
to
an
iconic
set
of
Ancestral
Puebloan
cliff
dwellings
.
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* [
[Mesa
Verde
National
Park]
]-
Home
to
Ancestral Puebloan
cliff
dwellings.
Near
Cortez.
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*
'''
[
http://www.nps.gov/yuho/
Yucca House
National
Monument
]
'''
-
A
monument that preserves an entire unexcavated city of
Ancestral Puebloan
houses,
built
between
1150
and 1300 A.D.
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*'''[http://www.nps.gov/olsp/ Old Spanish National Historic Trail]''' - Winding through southwestern Colorado, this 1820s trade route leads from [[Abiquiu]], [[New Mexico]], to [[Los Angeles]], [[California]].
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*'''[http://www.nps.gov/yuho/ Yucca House National Monument]''' - Near Cortez. An entire unexcavated city of Ancestral Puebloan houses, built between 1150 and 1300 A.D.
==Understand==
==Understand==