Montezuma is one of the best preserved cliff dwellings in North America. This 20 room high-rise apartment, nestled into a towering limestone cliff, was built by a culture known as the Sinagua about 700 years ago.
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This shot is just a close-up
This was another cliff dwelling there; however,
it is not as well-preserved as the high-rise.
The fall colors were beautiful
Tuzigoot is an ancient village or pueblo also built by the Sinagua. The pueblo consisted of 110 rooms, including second and third story structures. The first buildings were built around A.D. 1000.
If you're wondering why there are no roofs on any
of these structures (I was), it's because they were constructed of
wood. The wood roofs eventually rotted.
This was the inside
This was another cliff dwelling there; however,
it is not as well-preserved as the high-rise.
The fall colors were beautiful
Tuzigoot is an ancient village or pueblo also built by the Sinagua. The pueblo consisted of 110 rooms, including second and third story structures. The first buildings were built around A.D. 1000.
If you're wondering why there are no roofs on any
of these structures (I was), it's because they were constructed of
wood. The wood roofs eventually rotted.
This was the inside