Historical Markers in Otero County, Colorado
A Babel-Tongued Multitude
A Cast of Colorful Characters
A Ribbon Across the Plains
An Adobe Outpost
An International River
At Home in the Valley
Bent's Fort on Santa Fe Trail
Edward Dorris
George Washington Swink
Milestone
Mountain Men to Merchants
No Fur, No Fort
Santa Fe Trail
Sheer Abundance to Near Extinction
Trading Post on the Trail
Traveling Through History
Welcome to the Borderlands
Mesa Verde National Park, located in southwest Colorado, is home to some of the best-preserved cliff dwellings in the world. These ancient structures were built by the Ancestral Puebloans over 700 years ago and provide a glimpse into the lives of these ancient people.