This historical site is 45 minutes or so from our house in Chesterfield. I have been there once, on a very cold day so we did not walk around a lot. There is also a great museum associated with the site that you can spend an hour or two going through.
At one time this was the largest city in the Americas, north of the valley of Mexico. I would like to go back sometime when the weather is nice.
Being a little picky… they talked about possible reasons for the decline of the city, starting in 1250 CE. One reason given was conflict with other indigenous tribes. They then showed a picture of Native American warriors on horseback. Horses were introduced to the Americas with the coming of the Europeans in the 15th and 16th century. One of the reasons sometimes cited as to why the Americas lagged behind Europe and Asia in “development” was the lack of animals that were useful for transportation and work, such as horses. Somehow buffalo and llamas did not quite have the – ahem — horsepower of equines or oxen.
