Wupatki Pueblo Self Guided Trail - Wupatki National Monument, AZ - Self Guided Walks and Trails on Waymarking.com

In the history of the Southwest, the farming settlement of Wupatki was unique. To appreciate why, we have to start by thinking big. From roughly 400 to 1700, culture in the Southwest—a 300,000 square mile (777,000 sq km) area—was distinguished by farming, pottery, villages, pueblos, seasonal moves, and large scale migrations. Across this vast area, major settlement systems were in place by 1100 in Chaco Canyon (to the northeast), in the Phoenix Basin (to the south), and in northern Mesoamerica. With decades of unusually favorable climates for agriculture and room to grow, the Southwest’s farming population was reaching a peak. Until the mid-1100s, the landscape of Wupatki remained a “frontier” between established groups, defined by archeologists as Sinagua, Cohonina, and Kayenta. Then, in one of the warmest and driest places on the Colorado Plateau, life flourished. This became a densely populated landscape supporting a complex society where people, goods, and ideas converged. Today, Wupatki National Monument protects an exceptional record of an extraordinary effort in an improbable place.

Fee?: 20.00 (listed in local currency) Approximate Time to Finish: 1 hour Brochure or Interpretive Signs: Brochure Rate the Walk: Addtional Website URL: Not listed Wherigo Cartridge: Not listed

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