Casas Grandes

Ancestral Puebloan · Mexico

Field notes

civilizations

Ancestral Puebloan

types

City

occupied

1,130 CE — 1,450 CE

country

Mexico

The site

Casas Grandes, also called Paquimé, is a city in Chihuahua, Mexico, associated with Ancestral Puebloan traditions and occupied roughly 1130 to 1450 CE. Its multistory adobe dwellings, plazas, and water channels mark it as a major trading center linking the American Southwest with Mesoamerica. The scale and craftsmanship of Casas Grandes earned it inscription as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Nearby sites

~447 km

Casa Grande Ruins National Monument

~632 km

Chaco Culture National Historical Park

~659 km

Canyon de Chelly National Monument

~710 km

Taos Pueblo