Chaco Culture National Historical Park
U.S. national park in New Mexico
Chaco Culture National Historical Park is a United States National Historical Park. It is in New Mexico. This was a cultural center for the Ancestral Puebloan people. The site was active between 850 and 1250 CE. It is an important cultural site from a Pre-Columbian society. The sites were important for ceremonies. At the time, the sites included some of the largest buildings in America. Many of the buildings are connected to astronomy. Puebloan people most likely left the sites because of climate change. Today the Pueblo and Hopi people consider the site sacred.[2][3] The park is also a UNESCO World Heritage Site.[4]
| Chaco Culture National Historical Park | |
|---|---|
 Great kiva of Chetro Ketl | |
 Park map | |
| Location | San Juan County and McKinley County, New Mexico, US |
| Coordinates | 36°04′N 107°58′W / 36.06°N 107.96°W |
| Area | 33,977.8 acres (137.50 km2) |
| Architectural style(s) | Ancient Puebloan |
| Visitors | 39,175 (in 2011) |
| Governing body | National Park Service |
| Website | Chaco Culture National Historical Park |
| Official name: Chaco Culture | |
| Type | Cultural |
| Criteria | iii |
| Designated | 1987 (11th session) |
| Reference no. | 353 |
| State Party |  United States |
| Region | Europe and North America |
| Type | historic district |
| Designated | October 15, 1966 |
| Reference no. | 66000895[1] |
Former U.S. National Monument | |
| Designated | March 11, 1907 |
| Delisted | December 19, 1980 |
| Designated by | President Theodore Roosevelt |
| Designated | December 19, 1980 |
| Designated | May 21, 1971 |
| Reference no. | 57 |
  Location of Chaco Culture National Historical Park in New Mexico  Chaco Culture National Historical Park (the United States) | |
References
change- ↑ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2010-07-09.
- ↑ Strutin, M. (1994), Chaco: A Cultural Legacy, Southwest Parks and Monuments Association (published June 1994), ISBN 978-1877856457,
photography by George H. H. Huey.
- ↑ Fagan, B. M. (2005), Chaco Canyon: Archaeologists Explore the Lives of an Ancient Society, Oxford University Press (published May 1, 2005), ISBN 978-0195170436
- ↑ Centre, UNESCO World Heritage. "Chaco Culture". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Retrieved 2022-07-30.