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ACOMA SKY CITY ☀️ New Mexico is home to the two oldest, continuously inhabited settlements in the United States: Acoma Pueblo and Taos Pueblo. Built atop a high mesa, Sky City was originally settled by Ancestral Puebloans with the Acoma Pueblo emerging in the 13th century. The mesa settlement provided the Acoma with an excellent defensive position that protected them from raids of other native peoples. Along with Acoma and Taos Pueblos, which are still inhabited and welcome visitors…

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The Acoma Pueblo, also known as "Sky City," is built on top of a 367-foot sandstone mesa in New Mexico. Settled around 1100, it is one of the oldest continuously inhabited communities in the United States. It is located about 12 miles east of Grants, New Mexico. Photo by M. James Slack, 1934. Vintage photo restored by Kathy Weiser-Alexander.

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