cliff palace

Mesa Verde

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July 27th 2008
Yesterday and today we stopped by Mesa Verde National Park in Colorado. We toured a couple of the cliff dwellings and were able to climb around in one too. These houses were built over 1000 years ago by the ancient Pueblo Indians and are still standing today. It's so neat to see how they lived back then. Luckily, we finished up the one just before a huge storm came where there was a torrential dow ... read more

North America » United States » Colorado

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Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the origina... ... read more