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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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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 »
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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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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 37 - Cortez
Today I left Utah and travelled further east to Colorado and Cortez which is where I am staying this evening. The drive over here was fa... Continue reading »
Popular Cortez Hotels
- Holiday Inn Express Mesa Verde
- Super 8 Motel - Cortez/Mesa Verde Area
- Best Western Turquoise Inn & Suites
- BUDGET HOST INN CORTEZ
- Comfort Inn Cortez
- Far View Lodge
- Mesa Verde Inn
- Days Inn Cortez
- Econo Lodge Cortez
- National 9 Inn
Popular Cortez Things to Do
- Seafood Shack Showboat Dinner Cruise
- Notah Dineh Trading Company & Museum
- Cortez Fleet Deep Sea Fishing
- Conquistador Golf Course
- Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad
- Nu-Way Western Wear
- Far Out Expeditions
- City Park
- Cortez Cultural Center
- Mesa Verde National Park
