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The text related to the cultural heritage 'Chaco Culture' has mentioned 'Park' in the following places:
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| Chaco Culture National Historical ParkGreat kiva of Chetro KetlPark mapLocationSan Juan County and McKinley County, New Mexico, USCoordinates36xc2xb004xe2x80xb2N 107xc2xb058xe2x80xb2Wxefxbbxbf / xefxbbxbf36.06xc2xb0N 107.97xc2xb0Wxefxbbxbf / 36.06; -107.97Coordinates: 36xc2xb004xe2x80xb2N 107xc2xb058xe2x80xb2Wxefxbbxbf / xefxbbxbf36.06xc2xb0N 107.97xc2xb0Wxefxbbxbf / 36.06; -107.97Area33,977.8 acres (137.50xc2xa0km2)Architectural style(s)Ancient PuebloanVisitors39,175xc2xa0(in 2011)Governing bodyNational Park ServiceWebsiteChaco Culture National Historical Park UNESCO World Heritage SiteOfficial nameChaco CultureTypeCulturalCriteriaiiiDesignated1987 (11th session)Referencexc2xa0no.353State Partyxc2xa0United StatesRegionEurope and North America U.S. National Register of Historic PlacesTypehistoric districtDesignatedOctober 15, 1966Referencexc2xa0no.66000895[1] Formerxc2xa0U.S. National MonumentDesignatedMarch 11, 1907DelistedDecember 19, 1980Designated byPresident Theodore Roosevelt U.S. National Historical ParkDesignatedDecember 19, 1980 N.M. State Register of Cultural PropertiesDesignatedMay 21, 1971Referencexc2xa0no.57 Location of Chaco Culture National Historical Park in New MexicoShow map of New MexicoChaco Culture National Historical Park (the United States)Show map of the United States | WIKI |
| The park is located in northwestern New Mexico, between Albuquerque and Farmington, in a remote canyon cut by the Chaco Wash. | WIKI |
| Containing the most sweeping collection of ancient ruins north of Mexico, the park preserves one of the most important pre-Columbian cultural and historical areas in the United States. | WIKI |
| [8][9] Though park preservation efforts can conflict with native religious beliefs, tribal representatives work closely with the National Park Service to share their knowledge and respect the heritage of the Chacoan culture. | WIKI |
| The park is on the Trails of the Ancients Byway, one of the designated New Mexico Scenic Byways. | WIKI |
| An arid region of high xeric scrubland and desert steppe, the canyon and wider basin average 8 inches (200xc2xa0mm) of rainfall annually; the park averages 9.1 inches (230xc2xa0mm). | WIKI |
| The park hosts abundant populations of rodents, including several prairie dog towns. | WIKI |
| By 1959, the National Park Service had constructed a park visitor center, staff housing, and campgrounds. | WIKI |
| As a historic property of the National Park Service, the National Monument was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on October 15, 1966. | WIKI |
| In 1971, researchers Robert Lister and James Judge established the "Chaco Center," a division for cultural research that functioned as a joint project between the University of New Mexico and the National Park Service. | WIKI |
| The richness of the cultural remains at park sites led to the expansion of the small National Monument into the Chaco Culture National Historical Park on December 19, 1980, when an additional 13,000 acres (5,300xc2xa0ha) were added to the protected area. | WIKI |
| In 1987, the park was designated a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. | WIKI |
| To safeguard Chacoan sites on adjacent Bureau of Land Management and Navajo Nation lands, the Park Service developed the multi-agency Chaco Culture Archaeological Protection Site program. | WIKI |
| These initiatives have identified more than 2,400 archeological sites within the current park's boundaries; only a small percentage of these have been excavated. | WIKI |
| Major Chacoan sites within park margins | WIKI |
| Aerial park overview | WIKI |
| Chaco Culture National Historical Park is managed by the National Park Service, a federal agency within the Department of the Interior; neighboring federal lands hosting Chacoan roads are controlled by the Bureau of Land Management. | WIKI |
| In the 2002xe2x80x9303 fiscal year, the park's total annual operating budget was $1.434 million. | WIKI |
| [50] The park has a visitor center, which features the "Chaco Collection Museum", an information desk, a theater, a book store, and a gift shop. | WIKI |
| Prior to the 1980s, archeological excavations within current park boundaries were intensive: compound walls were dismantled or demolished, and thousands of artifacts were extracted. | WIKI |
| In this vein, the "Chaco American Indian Consultation Committee" was established in 1991 to give Navajo, Hopi, Pueblo, and other Indian representatives a voice in park oversight. | WIKI |
| Current park policy mandates partial restoration of excavated sites. | WIKI |
| [8] Other measures attempt to safeguard the area's ancient ambiance and mystique, such as the "Chaco Night Sky Program", which seeks to eliminate the effect of light pollution on the park's acclaimed night skies;[51] under the program, some 14,000 visitors make use of the Chaco Observatory (inaugurated in 1998), park telescopes, and astronomy-related programs. | WIKI |
| [8] The park was named a Gold-tier Dark Sky Park by the International Dark-Sky Association in 2013. | WIKI |
| [52] Chacoan relics outside the current park's boundaries have been threatened by development: an example was the proposed competitive leasing of federal lands in the San Juan Basin for surface coal mining beginning in 1983. | WIKI |
| As ample coal deposits abut the park, this strip mining threatened the web of ancient Chacoan roads. | WIKI |
| Chaco Prehistoric Stairway, Chaco National Cultural Historic Park, NM Chaco Kiva Detail, Chaco Culture National Historic Park, NM Chaco interior wall, showing log and stone construction, Chaco Cultural Historic Park, NM Early Graffiti, Chaco Culture National Historic Park, NM Chaco Pictograph, Chaco Culture Historical Park, NM | WIKI |
| Each Park unit has a General Management Plan and other related documents that address resource and land management and visitor use. | UNESCO |
| The National Park Servicexe2x80x99s general policies in these areas supplement the site-specific plans. | UNESCO |