Chaco Canyon New Mexico Postcard

This postcard features Chaco Canyon in New Mexico. According to exploratorium.edu, " Chaco Canyon is a shallow, ten-mile canyon situated in the northwest corner of New Mexico. At an elevation of 6,200 feet, Chaco is a high desert, sun-scorched in the summer and bitterly cold in the winter. Despite these harsh conditions, evidence of human presence in the area stretches back to as early as 2900 BC. It became a national historical park in 1980, and was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1987, one of a select list of protected areas "whose outstanding natural and cultural resources form the common inheritance of all mankind." " Photo credit: psyberartist. Enjoy your new Chaco Canyon New Mexico Postcard!