Wupatki National Monument - Wupatki Pueblo
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TerryDad2
N 35° 31.368 W 111° 22.320
12S E 466271 N 3931085
The Wupatki Pueblo Ruin in the Wupatki National Monument has a number of rooms, an outdoor meeting area, and an arena.
Waymark Code: WMN96
Location: Arizona, United States
Date Posted: 08/24/2006
Views: 32
Less than 800 years ago, it was the tallest, largest, and perhaps the richest and most influential pueblo around. It was home to 85-100 people, and several thousand more lived within a day’s walk. And it was built in one of the lowest, warmest, and driest places on the Colorado Plateau. In the 1100s, was the landscape this densely populated.
As the new agricultural community spread, small scattered homes were replaced by a few large pueblos, each surrounded by many smaller pueblos and pithouses. Wupatki, Wukoki, Lomaki, and other masonry pueblos emerged from bedrock. Trade networks expanded, bringing exotic items like turquoise, shell jewelry, copper bells, and parrots. Wupatki flourished as a meeting place of different cultures. Then, by about 1250, the people moved on.
Park Name: Wupatki National Monument
Historic/Cultural Park: yes
Natural Park: yes
Recreation Area: no
Wildlife Refuge: no
Park Website: [Web Link]
Type of Listing: Major Park Feature
Fees in Local Currency: 5.00 (listed in local currency)
Dates of Access: From: 01/01/2006 To: 12/31/2006
Hours available: From: 9:00 AM To: 5:00 PM
Hiking: yes
Camping: no
Bicycling: no
Horseback Riding: no
Off-Roading: no
Swimming: no
Snorkling/Scuba: no
Boating: no
Rock Climbing: no
Fishing: no
Other Park Type not listed above: Not listed
Other Type Detail: Not listed
Other Activities: Not listed
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