April 28th
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Wupatki National Monument in Arizona 🇺🇸
° Nestled between the Painted Desert and ponderosa Highlands of northern Arizona
° Wupatki = Hopi language meaning “tall house”
° Preserves large pueblos built over 800 years ago
~ Wupatki Pueblo once had over 100 rooms and multiple stories
° Many structures built with careful orientation to sun and surroundings
° Features a geographic blowhole that pushes air in and out depending on pressure changes
~ resemble natural “breathing”
° Unlikely landscape for a thriving community
° Despite the dry environment, people thrived using advanced farming and water collection techniques
~ Nearby eruption of Sunset Crater around 1085 AD spread ash that helped improve soil for farming
° Once a major trading center
~ connecting many different cultures across Southwest
° Part of scenic loop with nearby volcanic landscapes
° Has a rare basketball court – similar to those found in Mesoamerica
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