On our last day at Hueco Tanks we experience the guided tour, the only way to see the section of the mountains that contain the Tanks and many of the pictographs and artifacts left by the native tribes in the area. Sadly more recent visitors to the area have defaced many of the original paintings with graffiti. Even the Tanks (walled areas to gather rain water for livestock) damaged historic areas in the mountains.
It was a beautiful day and our guide was very informative. I was shocked to learn that the Maya and Aztec came this far north to trade for turquoise and even today, Maya gather for the solstice in one of the caves we were able to see. We saw many of the masks and paintings that the area is famous for.
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