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Aztec Ruins National Monument
Plan Your Visit

Whether you are just passing through or have a couple hours to spend here, Aztec Ruins can provide visitors with a meaningful experience of an ancestral Pueblo site. Goods, services, and accommodations are located near Aztec Ruins in the cities of Aztec, Bloomfield, Farmington, and Durango. Click on the above links for more detailed information.

Third story of Aztec West with Kiva  

Did You Know?
These “Aztec” Ruins are not ancient Aztec temples! Ancestral Pueblo people built this place. Scholars once thought the Aztecs migrated to Mexico from the southwestern U.S., causing early settlers to mistakenly call these monumental ruins along the Animas River - the "Aztec Ruins."

Last Updated: January 12, 2007 at 16:53 EST