Puye Cliff Dwellings

Local namePuye Cliff Dwellings
LocationNew Mexico

The Puye Cliff Dwellings are the ruins of an abandoned pueblo, located in Santa Clara Canyon on Santa Clara Pueblo Reservation land near Española, New Mexico. Established in the late 1200s or early 1300s and abandoned by about 1600, this is among the largest of the prehistoric Indian settlements on the Pajarito Plateau, showing a variety of architectural forms and building techniques.

The site was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1966.

The name Puye, possibly a place for hunting rabbits.

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More information and contact

Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puye_Cliff_Dwellings

Official website http://www.puyecliffs.com/

Email tina@puyecliffs.com

Phone +1 888 320 5008

Address Hwy 30 & Santa Clara Canyon Rd., Espanola, NM 87532, USA

Coordinates 35°56'46.536" N -106°6'59.605" E

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