Stock photography, photos: Mesa Verde - Colorado, USA Stock photos of The Cliff Palace at Mesa Verde National Park. Mesa Verde reflects more than 700 years of history. From approximately A.D. 600 through A.D. 1300 the Anasazi people lived and flourished in communities throughout the area,eventually building elaborate stone villages in the sheltered alcoves of the canyon walls. Today most people call these sheltered villages cliff dwellings. Colorado, USA Photograph: © Robert Burch Click for a larger image and more information Keywords associated with this stock photo: southwest, usa, west, western, landscape, landscapes, desert, mesa verde, ruins, Anasazi, cliff dwellings, colorado