Bandelier National Monument
At Bandelier National Monument, we walked a trail up to the cave dwellings. Bandelier's human history extends back for over 10,000 years when nomadic hunter-gatherers followed migrating wildlife across the mesas and canyons. By 1150 CE Ancestral Pueblo people began to build more permanent settlements. Reminders of these past times are still evident in the park as are the strong ties of the modern Pueblo people. By 1550 the Ancestral Pueblo people had moved from their homes here to pueblos along the Rio Grande (Cochiti, San Felipe, San Ildefonso, Santa Clara, Santo Domingo).  |
| Visitor Center Entrance |
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| Cave Rooms |
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| Kiva |
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| Cliff Homes |
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| Cave Rooms |
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| Cave Rooms |
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| Tyuonyi Pueblo Remains |
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