The Forty houses" is the name by which the people of the region named to the site, referring to an unspecified number of rock shelters with archaeological remains and alluding to the number forty say "many". Cultural Importance The settlement of the Forty Houses It was important in relationships that the ancient city of Paquimé held with the coastal regions of the Pacific Ocean and Gulf of California. Its original settlers grew corn, squash and beans, cassava seeds collected, acorns and wild maguey, hunted deer, rabbits, rodents, and birds of different types of which used their meat and feathers for ornamental purposes and exchange, having found evidence of these remains in the excavations made in the late twentieth century by Dr. Arturo Sanchez Guevara. certain textile (mats, baskets, gourds, sandals, etc.) made from natural fibers such as is also found: Agave, Yucca and Dasylirion. There are 10 sets of Rocky shelters containing archaeological constructions with en rammed-earth walls, doors and windows type "T": windows cave, cave cat bridge cave, cave of rats, the cave walls, stained cave, cave creek, the rock cave, cave arch and cave niches and remains of ceramic and stone artifacts characteristic of prehispanic iconography of the region. The first pictures and technical descriptions of this area were carried out by the Norwegian explorer Carl Lumholtz in 1892, who sent to search the site Mr. Taylor, a civil engineer and photographer, and thanks to their valuable field notes Lumholtz could report this site his book Unknown Mexico.

Services available in the area: Restrooms, parking area, rest area, guided tours, information and visitor center (at Easter).

Monday to Sunday from 9:00 to 18:00 pm in summer 9:00 to 17:00 hours in winter

Contact: Chihuahua INAH Center 01 (614) 4 10 39 48.

To perform the recommended go well hydrated, with clothing and shoes suitable for the descent and ascent on mountain trails (preferably long sleeve and / or sweatshirt, pants and / or pants, boots and / or sneakers for hiking preferably with ankle support), the schedule for the tour to the archaeological structures of the cave window is from 09:00 am. at 15:00 PM. and 9:00 to 14:00 in winter, as the estimated travel time is about 2 hours total with a total of 3.6 Km., should be prone to high blood pressure, heart problems, asthma, high blood pressure or floor, pregnancy or with children in their arms or not in good physical condition is recommended not realize it, so you may enjoy the spaces for rest. It is forbidden to fire within the perimeter of the archaeological zone, run on trails , littering and introduce alcoholic beverages, touch or enter the archaeological structures.

The archaeological zone Las Cuarenta Casas is located in the city of Madera is located 320 km north-west out of the city of Chihuahua along the toll road number 16 to reach Ciudad Madera should be taken the road to the north towards the Hurricane Mesa and the entrance to the archaeological site is located at kilometer 42.5.No no public transportation that allows the transfer of visitors to the archaeological site, which should be moved by themselves.