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The Southwestern Region of Colorado
1. Create a travel brochure that encourages someone to visit the southwest region.

 
2. Select a point of interest in the southwest region (eg. Mesa Verde). After researching this point of interest, write a report and create a visual element to share with the class.
 
Online Resources:

About the Ancestral Pueblo People (Anasazi)
http://www.co.blm.gov/edu/kconnection.htm

Bent's Old Fort - National Historic Site
http://www.nps.gov/beol/home.htm

Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park
http://www.americansouthwest.net/colorado/black_canyon_gunnison/national_park.html
http://www.nps.gov/blca/

Colorado Guide
http://www.coloradoguide.com/forests/

Colorado Outdoor Recreation Opportunities
http://www.state.co.us/visit_dir/OutdoorRec.html

Colorado Scenic Byways (View by region.)
http://www.coloradobyways.org/

Colorado’s Department of Natural Resources
http://dnr.state.co.us/

Early People
http://hewit.unco.edu/dohist/puebloan/context/archmenu.htm

Great Sand Dunes National Monument
http://www.americansouthwest.net/colorado/great_sand_dunes/national_monument.html
http://www.nps.gov/grsa/
http://sangres.com/sanddunes.htm

Mesa Verde National Park
http://www.nps.gov/meve/
http://www.americansouthwest.net/colorado/mesa_verde/national_park.html

Southwestern Archaeology
http://www.swanet.org/

Southwest Colorado Travel Region
http://www.swcolotravel.org/

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