Casamero Chacoan Outliers Recreation Management Area

Description:

Casamero Pueblo was occupied by the Chacoan Anasazi between A.D. 1000 and 1125. It is an excellent example of a Chacoan outlier (an outlying community connected to Chaco Canyon by prehistoric roads), displaying many of the same cultural and architectural traits found at Chaco Canyon. Casamero was a community building that served a number of nearby farmsteads. It was used for social and religious activities aimed at uniting individual families into a cohesive community. Casamero (along with Chaco Cultural National Historical Park and 6 other outliers) is included on the World Heritage List.

Directions:

20 miles west of Grants via I-25 & NM 19

Address:

Albuquerque Field Office

435 Montano NE

Albuquerque NM 87107

Phone:

505-761-8700

Email:

Stephen@plia.org

Organization:

BLM - Bureau of Land Management