For over 700 years, the Ancestral Pueblo people built thriving communities on the mesas and in the cliffs of Mesa Verde. Today, the park protects the rich cultural heritage of 27 Pueblos and Tribes and offers visitors a spectacular window into the past. This World Heritage Site and International Dark Sky Park is home to over a thousand species, including several that live nowhere else on earth.
Description from the official National Park Service page (public domain).
| Official name | Mesa Verde National Park |
|---|---|
| Designation | National Park |
| State | CO |
| Region | West |
| Established | 1906 |
| Coordinates | 37.23, -108.46 |