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Introduction
45 miles W. of Durango, 203 miles S. of Grand Junction An important archaeological center, Cortez is surrounded by a vast complex of ancient villages that dominated the Four Corners region -- where Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, and Utah's... Continue reading »
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Planning a trip
Getting There By Car -- Cortez is located at the junction of north-south U.S. 491 and east-west U.S. 160. As it enters Cortez from the east, U.S. 160 crosses Dolores Road (Colo. 145, which goes north to Telluride and Grand Junction), then... Continue reading »
Cortez Travel Experiences
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They Just Don't Build Cliff Dwellings Like They U...
After breakfast in Durango was spent as many mugs of coffee while chatting with Michael the manager, I drove to Mesa Verde National Par... Continue reading »
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Day 2: Something to do at last
May 20thColorado and Mesa VerdeWell I was tired, so I pretty much slept through the beginning of Colorado. I spent the first couple ho... Continue reading »
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Day Four (12/5)
This morning, we took the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad from Durango, CO to Canyon Creek. It was a really cool ride... Continue reading »
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Mesa Verde/Four Corners
All good things must come to an end. Goodbye Ouray. Anne and I left and went to Silverton (another nice small town), Durango,... Continue reading »
Popular Cortez Hotels
- Holiday Inn Express MESA VERDE-CORTEZ
- Super 8 Cortez/Mesa Verde Area
- BEST WESTERN TURQUOISE INN STE
- Budget Host Inn Cortez
- BAYMONT INN SUITES CORTEZ
- Far View Lodge
- Anasazi Motor Inn
- Cortez Inn
- Econo Lodge Cortez
- National 9 Inn
