Pueblo Bonito Chaco Canyon National Historical Park Chaco

Pueblo Bonito - Chaco Canyon National Historical Park Chaco Canyon Chetro Ketl Casa Rinconada Pueblo del Arroyo Peñasco Blanco Tsin Kletso Pueblo Alto Southwest Photo Galleries © 2010 James Q. Jacobs jqjacobs. net

Pueblo Bonito Of the Great Pueblos in Chaco Canyon, D-shaped Pueblo Bonito, possibly five stories tall, has the greatest number of rooms, estimated at 650. This view is from the mesa to the north. The center wall aligns to true North. jqjacobs. net

Pueblo Bonito Architectural plan and artist's conception of Pueblo Bonito are displayed on interpretive plaques. jqjacobs. net

Plan The established astronomic features of Pueblo Bonito include precise alignments to the cardinal directions, of the North. South wall and the southern-most wall (aligns due east-west). jqjacobs. net

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North wall and cliff west of where threatening rock once stood. jqjacobs. net

Threatening Rock Damage on right. jqjacobs. net

Great Kivas Rimrock view of Pueblo Bonito. The Great Kiva in the West Plaza is in the foreground, the larger Great Kiva adjoins the North. South wall to the south. jqjacobs. net

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