The walls of the Sky City kept invaders out for centuries. It was overrun by the Navajo, the Apache, the Comanche and the Spanish conquistadores, but the Acoma persisted after these various waves of conquest. The Sky City finally fell in l947 to Hollywood as the Acomas agreed to let the film capital make a movie set on top of Acoma, they even allowed a road to be built up to the top of the mesa to transport camera equipment. It's a short road, but it changed things forever for the Acomas. The Acoma people are a very friendly people and they make beautiful pottery that is offered for sale atop the mesa.
More pottery is for sale at the visitors center.
Acoma has several festivals celebrated on Acoma's high mesa during the year. Above all, when visiting the Sky City mesa respect their beliefs, for the Indians have been here much longer than most. Acoma Pueblo is on top of a high mesa, and has been home to the Acoma Indians since the 1200's, and is one of oldest continuously occupied locations in North America. PageWise makes no representations about the content published on this site. PageWise hereby disclaims all warranties and conditions with regard to this information, and user agrees that all such use is at its own risk.