Comments on: Montezuma Castle, AZ — 600 Year Old Dwelling Built Into A Vertical Cliff

By: Ron Larson

Ron Larson — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 21:10:40 +0000

Dave,
Did you get a chance to go over to the nearby Montezuma Well? It also has cliff dwellings in it. I think it is more fascinating that this place. Besides, it a beautiful area, right in the middle of the Verde Valley.

By: Glenn E.

Glenn E. — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 00:36:26 +0000

Just another fuzzy-headed Defense project gone obsolete. The more modern contemporaries are those “secret” shelters build for the Congress and Senate, that have been declassified and deactivated. The “drought” that had caused their abandonment, was the end of the cold war.

By: Don Coyote

Don Coyote — Sun, 03 Feb 2008 18:23:15 +0000

“Marveling at this enduring legacy of the Sinagua culture reveals a people surprisingly similar to ourselves.”

Odd note from the UNPS site. Similar how? Being on the verge of extinction and forced to migrate? The insatiable desire for a condo with a view? America is probably more similar to the Fall of Rome than a fall from that cliff.

By: pedro

pedro — Sun, 03 Feb 2008 18:16:30 +0000

#7 no. I just hate those hispanics who made my country a living hell and those bastards who did nothing to prevent that.

Besides, was Moctezuma Emperor on any other latin american country other than Mexico? This one is quite a good question since this week Kuzco said he was Moctezuma’s descendant.

Is that a good enough answer?

Now, if you’d excuse me, I’ll go back to play Zuma deluxe. (Inca Zuma!). And before you complain, I already know Moctezuma was Aztec, not Incan.

By: Jeff

Jeff — Sun, 03 Feb 2008 18:13:46 +0000

This would be a really cool place to visit.

By: GF

GF — Sun, 03 Feb 2008 17:37:34 +0000

I have been there many times. When I was a child I was fortunate enough to go to many of these cliff dwellings and actually go into them. The native people have built many interesting things here in the southwest. While Montezuma may never have come this far there is evidence of a turquoise trade route and Snaketown(south of Phoenix) has a ball court similar to the Mayans.

By: TheGlobalWarmingNemesis

TheGlobalWarmingNemesis — Sun, 03 Feb 2008 17:21:52 +0000

There’s cools stuff in Bandolier Natl Mon. in N.M. also. As of 10 years ago at least, you could still climb ladders to get to some of the upper areas.

By: Uncle Dave

Uncle Dave — Sun, 03 Feb 2008 16:43:26 +0000

#1: I didn’t have any trouble a week or so ago, but it is a small parking lot for tourist season.

#6: Thanks!

By: Libertican

Libertican — Sun, 03 Feb 2008 16:36:45 +0000

The Marshall family of Land of the Lost would have loved this place to keep them safe from the Tyrannosaurus Rex.

By: Angel H. Wong

Angel H. Wong — Sun, 03 Feb 2008 16:33:01 +0000

Are you a self hating hispanic or you just dislike mexicans?

By: SJP

SJP — Sun, 03 Feb 2008 16:08:41 +0000

Great slide show.

By: Jägermeister

Jägermeister — Sun, 03 Feb 2008 15:02:26 +0000

Nice place. How much per night?

By: ArianeB

ArianeB — Sun, 03 Feb 2008 14:57:26 +0000

I live in Arizona, and I’m fascinated by the history here. Montezuma’s castle is one of the better preserved cliff dwellings. Mesa Verde National Park in Colorado has more spectacular ones though.

The history of these settlements is that they get abandoned during periods of drought which last on average 30 years, and pop up every century or so.

This is significant, because Arizona is in a dought cycle right now, 10 years so far and counting. If history is correct we can look forward to 20 more years of drought here.

By: pedro

pedro — Sun, 03 Feb 2008 14:31:41 +0000

Is this part of what the illegals are claiming as part of the things they’re taking back by going north?

By: dthomas

dthomas — Sun, 03 Feb 2008 14:24:01 +0000

My wife has some really cool pictures on her website if you want to take a look.

http://www.cindythomasphotography.com/arizona.html