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Tonto National Monument Upper Cliff Dwelling
This 40-room dwelling tucked within a cliff was built by the basin's prehistoric residents.
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This 40-room dwelling tucked within a cliff was built by the basin's prehistoric residents.

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These free-roaming horses were once destined to disappear from the land.

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