The Mogollon, Ancestral Puebloans, and their descendants appear to be the only people who build kivas. The Hohokam of Arizona s southern basins had raised platforms for ceremonial use, obviously inspired by the rich cultures of Mesoamerica. The kiva was and still is a unique part of the Colorado Plateau cultures. In the blue evening of Mesa Verde, there is a magic surrounding the kiva of Balcony House. We are silent, companionable with the echoes of the past as the summer thunderstorm brings sweet moisture to the plateau country air.
Moonlight silvers the margins of the clouds as they part and embrace a Colorado nightful of stars.