Colorado Travel Guide
Colorado - 38th state of USA beginning in 1876. Area - 104 sq. miles. Population - some 4.3 million people. The capital - the city of Denver. The flag of the state, adopted in 1911, was executed with the United States state flag colors (blue, white, red).
If you look at a map of the United States, Colorado is immediately noticeable in form. It is nearly a perfect box. According to «perfect» it is only barely beaten by neighboring Wyoming. The name translates from the Spanish state as «red» - originally known as Colorado River.
The economy of Colorado is based on the production of food products, precision instruments, transport equipment, mining (including gold), agriculture (livestock, wheat, corn, etc.).
Like any other state, Colorado is its informal name. Nicknames: First - «The State of the century-old» (Centennial State), because it was founded in 1876, one hundred years after the signing of the Declaration of Independence of the United States. The second - «Colorful Colorado» (Colorful Colorado), because of the amazing natural scenery. This is a well known nickname, as this phrase to print maps, souvenirs, information sheets and the license plates of cars Colorado.
What to visit
Four Corners - the name of the district with more than 16 thousand sites of archaeological and historical value. This area is a habitat for native Americans - a tribe of Indians Anasazi (the inhabitants of rocky caves). Until now, there are Indian villages (Pueblo) where you can see how the women bake bread in earthen stove and how children play on the flat rooftops.
Begin the journey to a better town Kortez, which is the commercial center for a nearby ranch. Also there is a cultural center (Cortez Cultural Center), where you can see the National Indian dances. Ten miles north of Korteza is Anasazi Heritage Center (Anasazi Heritage Center), where there are more than two million archaeological artifacts. There is also an ancient Anasazi settlement (Dominguez and Escalante) that was carefully restored by archaeologists.
To the east of Korteza is Mesa Verde National Park - a network of Anasazi settlements. People began to absorb these places in the 5th century AD. A settlement in the rocks appeared in the 13th century. Despite the fact that these places are well understood by archaeologists, it is always interesting to listen to stories of modern Indians. You can travel in a jeep with a guide on Indian land, which belonged to their ancestors.
Silverton - a small town in an isolated mountain valley. It has not changed much since the beginning of the XIX century, when in these areas deposits of gold, silver, copper, lead and zinc started to develop. Despite it being old-fashioned, the town has a well developed tourist infrastructure: hotels, cafes and restaurants that have been developed tourist destinations that are rich in natural areas (Wenimuche Wilderness Area, Little Molas Pass).