Aztec ruin provides clues to Puebloans in New Mexico

Naperville Sun, The (IL) | August 26, 2007| | Copyright

AZTEC, N.M. - "Bet that's a fake," I said, as we turned the corner and spotted the "Aztec Ruins" sign. A theme park, maybe, but not genuine Aztec ruins. No way, Montezuma. The Aztecs lived in old Mexico, not New Mexico.

It reminded me of the "Wild West Buffalo" signs we used to see driving west through Nebraska on Route 30. They pointed the way toward a dusty souvenir store on the roadside, where the owners kept a couple of mangy bison in a pen out back.

But we were ahead of schedule on our car trip across northern New Mexico and the July morning felt cool and fresh. Want to stop and stretch ...

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