Mesa Verde National Park is a national park in southwestern Colorado . Area - 211 km² .
| Mesa Verde National Park | |
|---|---|
| English Mesa verde national park | |
 View of the Cliff Palace - the largest building in the park | |
| IUCN Category II ( National Park ) | |
| basic information | |
| Square | 211 |
| Established | June 29, 1906 |
| Attendance | 557,248 ( 2006 ) |
| Location | |
| A country |
|
 World Heritage Site | |
| Mesa verde national park (Ancient Native American settlements on the Mesa Verde Plateau) | |
| Link | No. 27 on the World Heritage List |
| Criteria | iii |
| Region | Europe and North America |
| Turning on | 1978 ( 2nd session ) |
The park was created in 1906 to protect the numerous ruins of the settlements of the Anasazi Indians (the ancestors of modern pueblo ), created in the VI-XIII centuries.
The park got its name from the , which rises 600 meters above the surrounding area. The name of the plateau is translated from Spanish as "Green Table", as it is covered with coniferous forest: Pine edible ( Pinus edulis ) and Juniper hard seed ( Juniperus osteosperma ).
In 1978, the national park was included in the UNESCO World Heritage List .
More than 700 thousand tourists visit the park annually.
Links
- Mesa Verde National Park (official site of the US National Park Service )
- Mesa Verde Travel Guide at Wikiguide