• Overlooking Chetro Ketl

    Chaco Culture

    National Historical Park New Mexico

Staircases


Did You Know?

1778 Pacheco Map

The earliest map of the Chaco region was drawn in 1778 by Spanish cartographer
Bernardo de Miera y Pacheco.  The map identified Chaco Canyon area as "Chaca."
"Chaca" is believed to be the origin of both "Chacra" (a nearby mesa) and "Chaco." More...