ARIZONA

Arizona, land of cowboys and Indians and Wild West towns is marked by the all pervasive color red, as displayed by the awe-inspiring rock formations of its mighty canyons.A thousand years ago the highly-cultured Anasazi and Hohokam Indians lived here, planting maize and vegetables in the meager valleys and building walled towns into the cliffs of the canyons.They used the natural environment, protected caves in natural rock walls which were accessible only by simple wooden ladders.For the past century, scientists from all over the world have investigated evidence that a gigantic meteorite crashed here, leaving behind Meteor Crater.As the central and inner walls of the crater are similar to the landscape of the moon, preparation and training for the APOLLO space missions took place here.Located in North West Arizona is the 378 square kilometer National Park known as the �Petrified Forest� with a surrounding desert which shimmers in all the colors of the rainbow.There�s the Agate Bridge, a huge fossilized tree trunk which spans 12 meters wide across a gorge and the amazingly beautiful Canyon De Chelly.Situated in the Navajo Indian Reservation, the Betatakin Ruins are the remains of historical dwellings which were carved into the rock by their original inhabitants from the 13th Century BCWild West fans instantly recognize Monument Valley where, between colossal, 300 meter tall monoliths and sky-high rocky needles, John Wayne and countless other screen heroes fought off ...



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