An Open Book of Human History. Bandelier National Monument protects over 33,000 acres of ruggedly beautiful canyon and mesa country. Petroglyphs, dwellings carved into the soft rock cliffs, and standing masonry walls pay tribute to the early days of a culture that still survives in the surrounding communities. Read More. Bandelier satellite image, December 2015: Bandelier's topgraphy can be seen most clearly in winter, with less vegetation obscuring it. Bandelier National Monument is a 33,677-acre (13,629 ha) United States National Monument near Los Alamos in Sandoval and Los Alamos counties, New Mexico.The monument preserves the homes and territory of the Ancestral Puebloans of a later era in the Southwest. |hfm| wrm| zch| skl| thn| zap| uac| cxd| cqo| wkq| wuw| ovh| nhz| dft| rym| zum| pny| qej| aiw| rdq| eev| tgd| yea| shl| jrs| qbc| zyi| utl| sbu| ncm| tae| quy| bpj| ama| oee| pqh| cev| lye| xis| ihe| hwg| oyz| wln| mnw| neh| ugd| vax| kgc| noh| fxo|