Montezuma County, Colorado
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Montezuma County is a county located in the southwest corner of the U.S. state of Colorado. As of the 2020 census, the population was 25,849. The county seat is Cortez. Montezuma County contains many
The Montezuma County Combined Courts building in Cortez
Prehistoric petroglyphs in Mesa Verde National Park
Castle, Hovenweep National Monument
Sign on U.S. Route 491 marking the border with Dolores County
Mesa Verde National Park
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Mesa Verde National Park is a national park of the United States and UNESCO World Heritage Site located in Montezuma County, Colorado, and the only World Heritage Site in Colorado. The park protects s
Montezuma County, Colorado
…was 25,849. The county seat is Cortez. Montezuma County contains many archaeologically significant Amerindian structures, which notably can be found in Mesa Verde National Park, Canyons of the Ancients National Monument, Yucca House National Monument, and Hovenweep National Monument. Montezuma County is also home to most of…
Cliff Palace at Mesa Verde
Paleo-Indians hunting a glyptodont, by Heinrich Harder c. 1920
Archaic pictographs, c. 2500 BC, Sego Canyon, Utah
Basketmaker II basket, c. 1 to 500 CE