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Aztec Ruins New Mexico Townsite - Ghost town
No comments please as I consider old Indian Ruins a Ghost town. I have seen plenty of Indian ruins, even been in some Kivas were I could not take pictures. This was tirst time I was able to photograph the inside of a Kiva. Even if the Kiva is reconstructed it is an impressive site. We took over 500 photos at this site and spent three hours enjoying it uninterrupted. Not at all like going to Mesa Verde. I was explaining to a lady that I had seen the Aztec Ruins in New Mexico and she got all excited. She thought I meant the Aztec ruins created by the Incas. Early settlers to the area made the same mistake and thought it was built by the Incas and named the town site Aztec.
I must admit that this is my favorite Indian site. Well, it is at least up there with the Hopi First, Second and Third Mesa where Joan and I got a private tour. To bad I could not photograph or sketch anything there.
One of my favorite features was the construction of doorways in the corner of rooms. This allowed the inhabitants the option of going freely between four rooms that had connecting walls in a corner. Can you find the picture with the doorway displayed? Had never seen that before.
Photos courtesy of Mike Sinnwell July 2007
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