Acoma
Acoma, a pueblo (village) in Cibola County, New Mexico, about 60 miles (100 km) west of Albuquerque. The village is on a sandstone mesa, 365 feet (111 m) high. It is one of the oldest inhabited places in the United States. Its people are Indians of the Keresan language group. From ancient times, irrigation has been used in farming lands around the mesa, and some livestock is raised. About 6,000 people live here.