Chaco Outliers: A Complete Guide

Chaco Outlers: A Complete Guide will help you explore the world of Chaco outliers—villages with preplanned architectural design, astronomical alignments, constructed landscapes, and sophisticated engineering. It has easy-to-follow maps, activities, and information designed to make your visit more rewarding. Specialized information includes geology, plants and animals, astronomy, and accessibility.

The five ancestral Puebloan sites covered here represent many types of villages north of Chaco. Salmon Ruins was an original outlier, closely connected to Chaco. Aztec ruins was built to replicate “downtown Chaco” and has the only restored Great Kiva. Chimney Rock s high, remote and has significant astronomical alignments. Multi-storied Lowry Pueblo (Canyons of the Ancients) s isolated and quiet with good facilities. Yucca House is a unique site with water in the desert.

The information in this book is approved by the National Park Service, the US Forest Service, the Bureau of Land Management, Salmon Ruins, and all cooperating associations.

• ISBN-10: 0962737798
• Genre: Indigenous History
• Format: Spiral Bound
• Trim: 5 1/2" x 8 1/2"
• Page count: 33 double sided pages
• Published by Lonewolf Publishing, 2018
• Written by Gian Mercurio and Maxymilian L. Peschel
• Audience: Adult
• Printed in the United States