Paquimé | |
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Country | Mexico |
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Region | Chihuahua |
Area | 1,47 km² |
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Paquimé Where Casas Grandes is the name given to a pre-Columbian archaeological area and its main site. Located in northwestern Mexico in the modern state of Chihuahua, this area is considered a significant archaeological area of this region, especially for the study of the culture of the Pueblos.
Understand
The city that reached its peak in the XIVe and XVe centuries, played an essential role in the commercial and cultural relations maintained by the "pueblo" culture of Southwestern United States and north of Mexico and the more advanced civilizations of Central America. The numerous remains, which have only been partially cleared, testify to the vigor of a culture perfectly adapted to its physical and economic environment and which was nevertheless to disappear abruptly at the time of the Spanish conquest.