Excavation of these ruins began in the early 1900s. It’s the largest ancestral Pueblo community in the Animas River valley and originally contained at least 400 rooms. It was built over a 200 year period beginning around 1,100 A.D. The large kiva has been reconstructed and the other walls and rooms stabilized. The stonework is very finely done and because of the dry climate many of the original roof timbers are still intact.
The site includes a visitor center with a video and small museum. All are accessible. A paved path winds through the ruins. People in wheelchairs should follow the path to the left until it enters the rooms then go back to the beginning and follow the path to the right. This leads to the large kiva. One of the entrances to the kiva is wide enough to allow wheelchairs to enter and overlook the sunken kiva room.
There’s a separate lot for RVs and buses to the left of the car lot. Aztec Ruins
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