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Aztec Ruins National Monument
Lodging
 

Step Back Inn
103 W Aztec Blvd
Aztec, NM 87410
(505)334-1200
1-800-334-1255

Enchanted Lodge Motel
1800 W Aztec Blvd
Aztec, NM 87410
(505)334-6143

Miss Gail's Inn
300 South Main
Aztec, NM 87410
(505)334-3452

Ruins Road RV Park and Campground
312 Ruins Road
Aztec, NM 87410
(505)334-3160

Bloomfield KOA
Desert Rose RV
1900 E Blanco Blvd
Bloomfield, NM 87413
1-866-459-8339

Core and veneer wall  

Did You Know?
In places the walls at Aztec Ruins are three feet thick, making them over twice as thick as Mesa Verde cliff dwelling architecture. Masons used the “core and veneer” style, laying a thick rubble core within a finely shaped stone veneer. This style is typical of Chaco Canyon "great house" sites.

Last Updated: March 04, 2008 at 14:07 EST