Aztec Ruins National Monument

The Aztec Ruins National Monument preserves ancestral Pueblo structures in north-western New Mexico, United States, located close to the town of Aztec and northeast of Farmington, near the Animas River. Salmon Ruins and Heritage Park, with more ancestral Pueblo structures, lies a short distance to the south, just west of Bloomfield near the San Juan River.

The buildings date back to the 11th to 13th centuries, and the misnomer attributing them to the Aztec civilization can be traced back to early American settlers in the mid-19th century.

The site was declared "Aztec Ruin National Monument" on January 24, 1923, and with a boundary change it was renamed "Ruins" on July 2, 1928. As an historical property of the National Park Service the National Monument was administratively listed on the National Register of Historic Places on October 15, 1966. Aztec Ruins was added to the UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites, as part of the Chaco Culture National Historical Park, on December 8, 1987.

References

  • The National Parks: Index 2001–2003. Washington: U.S. Department of the Interior.

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Randy
7 December 2012
If you are able to go around sunset the adobe and stone turns shades of pink. And you probably will have the place to yourself. Great photography site.
Blake
6 July 2016
This place was amazing. Everyone 16 and over is $5 to get in and they let you borrow a printed guide for the walk
Michael Frye
3 March 2014
This is a must see. Challenge yourself to see all the monuments in the area. This just one, but a fantastic experience.
Nikita Su
4 July 2012
$5 for admission. Operation hours are 8-6pm in the summer and 8-5pm in winter. I want to come back in winter, must be a totally different scene.
Leslie Driskill
14 February 2021
Amazing park! The audio tour is very interesting and includes Pueblo cultural stories.
Matt Malkin
28 March 2012
You get to climb in the ruins a lot more than you'd expect. And that Kiva is HUGE!
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