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Casas
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Paquime Art in Adobe Declared World Heritage in 1997 |
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Casas Grandes
is the most imp Casas Grandes is found in a valley without vegetation on a surface of more than 50 hectares; its buildings and ceremonial monuments were constructed with clay using a system of percolated mud. Our curiosity is immediately aroused by the small, T-shaped doors; we don't know if they were made this way for security or for ceremonial purposes.
Beautiful ceramics with geometric patterns that were found on Paquime are currently on display at the museum, designed by the renowned architect Mario Schetinan, who won an international prize for its harmonious integration with the landscape. Near Casas Grandes you can visit the Cueva de la Olla, where human rests and paintings were found. You can fish in the Casas Grandes River and in several dams located there. Some information from the magazine Vuelo year VI number 69 October 1999 / Olaga Cano
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Chihuahua State •
Tour By Mexico ®
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ortant
archaeological zone of the northern part of the country in
Aside
from the living area, another unusual feature of this site, compared to others in the
region, is the presence of a ceremonial center, a funeral mound, various ball courts and
El Monticulo de la Cruz, a small hill with the cardinal points of the compass sculpted in
raised adobe, showing the customary variation of 11 degrees from Magnetic North.
