“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 ...

Dwellings were taken from their original site in Southwest Colorado Just outside of Colorado Springs, the Manitou Cliff Dwellings have been welcoming tourists for over 100 years. In some ways, they ...

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 ...

CASAS GRANDES, CHIHUAHUA -MEXICO- - For a recent edition of ABC-7's "People, Places & Paul", KVIA Anchor Paul Cicala took the trek to this region in Mexico, just south of the state of the state of New ...

Mesa Verde National Park, which has been a pretty dark place since the ancient Pueblo people left their cliff dwellings in the 13th century, is bidding to be designated an International Dark Sky Park ...

Editor’s note: This article originally appeared in our September 2017 issue. This version was fact-checked and updated (where possible) with current information for the 2018 edition of 5280 Traveler.

Colorado, or the Centennial State as it is often called, isn't limited to its impressive mountains and beautiful scenery but also to being home to some of the coolest archaeological discoveries.

The desert of New Mexico is a treasure trove of exotic sites, like the natural beauty and hot springs near this canyon town ...

National parks have become a popular vacation option this summer since socially distanced outdoor activities are relatively low-risk. National parks across the US feature recognizable landmarks. Which ...

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 ...