Here’s the secret of Navajo National Monument. If the hike to the Betatakin cliff dwellings ended at a big blank wall, it would still be worth going. The canyon is beautiful and peaceful with the ...

“I studied these peoples, the ancestral Puebloans,” the former Fairfax resident said of her decision to work in southwest Colorado’s Mesa Verde National Park. Besides this $3-per-person tour, the park ...

Complete Guide to Walnut Canyon National Monument in Arizona, including things to do, history, nearby lodging and camping, ...

In this year leading up to Arizona's centennial, Feb. 14, 2012, we'll reprint a story or excerpts each day from the Arizona Daily Star or Tucson Citizen archives. Oct. 2, 1912 Professor Byron Cummings ...

DENVER (AP) — Researchers say they have found a new clue into the mysterious exodus of ancient cliff-dwelling people from the Mesa Verde area of Colorado more than 700 years ago: DNA from the bones of ...

Long before Colorado was occupied by white settlers, Spanish emigres or the Utes, and hundreds of years before Columbus sailed the ocean blue, the Four Corners region was home to an Indigenous people ...

While North America may not boast the world-famous Machu Picchu, the continent remains rich with an amazing array of ancient ruins. From the Mayan ruins of Mexico (and yes, Mexico and Central America ...