Chaco Culture National Historical Park One of the Top National Parks in the Southwest

Chaco Culture National Historical Park One of the Top National Parks in the Southwest

28 May, 2016
Chaco Culture National Historical Park One of the Top National Parks in the Southwest

These 14 Desert Parks are the Hottest Destinations in the Southwest
By David Kelly
Los Angeles Times - Travel, May 28, 2016

 

The National Park Service oversees dozens of desert parks throughout the American Southwest. Here are some you won’t want to miss:

New Mexico
Chaco Culture National Historical Park: It’s easy to get fixated on the geology and natural history of the desert while forgetting the human side. Chaco Culture has some of the greatest archaeological ruins in the nation. The enormous kivas and Great Houses with T-shaped doorways are spread across an ancient desert city. The scale is truly impressive.

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