Mesa Verde's cliff dwellings are a little crumbly in places, and looters took away most of the pottery and baskets a century ago. But as you explore the southwestern Colorado national park ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Soar over the ancient wonders of Mesa Verde National Park, USA, with breathtaking drone footage showcasing its cliff dwellings and rugged landscapes. Soar above the well-preserved Cliff Palace ...

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 ...

This World Heritage Site preserves more than 600 cliff dwellings typical of the Ancestral Puebloan ... This is a photo of me climbing the ladder up to Spruce Tree House at Mesa Verde N.P. in May 1978.

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 ...