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Digital Camera World
Digital Camera World
Jamie Carter

Chaco Canyon: why, how and when to photograph New Mexico's 'lost city' in the sand

Pueblo Bonito, Chaco Canyon.

All photographers are looking for something unique, a landscape that hasn't been photographed by others ad nauseam, where new perspectives and creative angles are everywhere. There is a place in the US Southwest called Chaco Canyon. It's no secret that an ancient Native American city was based here. However, despite this remote area of New Mexico being protected since 1907 – and recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1987 – it has yet to get the world's attention. As old as Cambodia’s Angkor Wat and the moai of Rapa Nui’s (Easter Island), here's everything you need to know about visiting and photographing Chaco Culture National Park…

Finding Chaco Canyon

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