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Pecos National Historical Park



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National Geographic Guide to America's Historic Places

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(25 miles [40.2 kilometers] E via I-25, in Pecos. Visitor Center +1 505 757 6032. Adm. fee) New Mexico’s preeminent pueblo community peaked in the mid-15th century as a cultural crossroads where Plains Indians traded with the Pueblo tribes. Ruins of a 600- to 800-room complex share a knoll with remnants of a Franciscan mission.

 





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