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Ancient Cliff Dwellings of New Mexico
People Made Their Home in These Inhospitable Surroundings for Hundreds of Years
Provided By: Associated Content, Inc.
Imagine stepping out of your living room into a void of several thousand feet. Or having to tote water and supplies to your home several thousand feet up sheer cliffs. That was the scenario for many pre-Pueblo people who lived in New Mexico.
Seeking out a place relatively safe from enemies and wild animals, they somehow clambered up these inhospitable rugged cliffs and carved out homes where they stayed for periods ranging from a few years to several hundred.
