Cliff Palace @ Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado, USA-06779
December 2, 2024: Chosen as the cover photo for the Flickr group “Geology of Colorado and Wyoming”
A UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Occupied 1150–1300 CE
From the park's literature:
Cliff Palace is North America's largest cliff dwelling with 150 rooms and 21 kivas. Cliff Palace was an important community center. It may have been an administrative site, an important place of business and cultural exchange or simply a large village.
Cliff Palace @ Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado, USA-06779
December 2, 2024: Chosen as the cover photo for the Flickr group “Geology of Colorado and Wyoming”
A UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Occupied 1150–1300 CE
From the park's literature:
Cliff Palace is North America's largest cliff dwelling with 150 rooms and 21 kivas. Cliff Palace was an important community center. It may have been an administrative site, an important place of business and cultural exchange or simply a large village.