Aztec Ruins provides many resources for teachers. Call the visitor center to reserve a traveling trunk of replica artifacts for use in your classroom. Stop by and ask about getting your own copy of the teacher's curriculum guide, full of readings and lesson plans. These lessons are also available to download and print from this website. Aztec Ruins is a great destination for a self-guided field trip. Click "Plan A Field Trip" for further information.
Did You Know?
Aztec Ruins lies near the banks of the "River of Lost Souls." In 1776, a Spanish exploration party noted many ancestral Pueblo ruins as they crossed the Animas River valley looking for California. Father Escalante named the stream "Rio de las Animas Perdidas," or "river of lost souls."