Mesa Verde National Park has a concentration of ruins that were built in niches in high cliffs by ancestral pueblo Indians (called the Anasazi for many years).
Ancestral Puebloans Built Homes on Cliffs in Mesa Verde National Park Mesa Verde, in Southwestern Colorado, is a UNESCO World Heritage Site
By Lois Friedland, About.com Guide
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