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Mesa Verde National Park

National park · Montezuma County ·

Mesa Verde National Park

National park · Montezuma County ·
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"These ancestral Pueblo lands contain hundreds of cliff‑dwelling archaeological sites built from local sandstone; the park offers an unusually vivid window into ancient Southwestern life, with preserved masonry, decorative plasters and multiroom structures that illustrate long‑standing building traditions and community organization." - Adam Lapetina Adam Lapetina Adam Lapetina is a Chicago-based writer, editor, and content strategist who works in the travel, food and drink, and lifestyle spaces. His work has appeared in HuffPost, MSN, Yahoo, Travel + Leisure, and Thrillist. Travel + Leisure Editorial Guidelines

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