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Montezuma Castle National Monument preserves some of Arizona's most significant indigenous sites, including historic dwelling sites connected to the Camp Verde region's indigenous Sinagua people. The Sinagua were a pre-Columbian culture that populated the region before the arrival of Europeans in North America, between approximately 1100 and 1425 A.D. Though the Sinagua had no connection to Central America's Aztec, the monument takes its name from the legend of Aztec Emperor Montezuma because of mistaken identification of the settlements by European colonizers. Today, the monument protects an area of 860 acres along the Colorado Plateau, which preserves a unique five-story indigenous dwelling constructed over three centuries. Visitors can explore the site along a half-mile paved trail, which embarks from the park's visitor center.
Montezuma Castle Rd, Camp Verde, AZ, Phone: 928-567-3322
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