Chaco Culture World Heritage Site

Official name

Chaco Culture | UNESCO

Country

United States | Map

Continent

North America

Location

New Mexico
36.6370° Lat, -107.9708° Lon | Map

Code

353

Time Zone

America/New_York (EST, -0500)

Current Time

Category

Cultural

Description

Inscribed 1987. For over 2,000 years, Pueblo peoples occupied a vast region of the south-western United States. Chaco Canyon, a major centre of ancestral Pueblo culture between 850 and 1250, was a focus for ceremonials, trade and political activity for the prehistoric Four Corners area. Chaco is remarkable for its monumental public and ceremonial buildings and its distinctive architecture – it has an ancient urban ceremonial centre that is unlike anything constructed before or since. In addition to the Chaco Culture National Historical Park, the World Heritage property includes the Aztec Ruins National Monument and several smaller Chaco sites managed by the Bureau of Land Management.