Cliffs of El Morro
Native-American

by

Jacque Alameddine

Cliffs of El Morro
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Cliffs of El Morro
Composed of sandstone layers deposited by wind, desert streams, and an ancient sea. The Zuni Indians, whose Puebloan ancestors lived here, call it Atsinna- "place of writings on the rock". The Spaniards called it El Morro - The Headland. Anglo-Americans called it Inscription Rock.. El Morro can be found on the Zuni reservation in Ramah, New Mexico. 10-08