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priscilla 1Lost Cities Of The World That You Can Still Visit
September 16th 2011 02:40
The Earth is full or a rich history of civilization.
Some ancient cities such as Babylon have disappeared for all time.
However, as reported on the Huffington Post there are still many lost cities which you can still visit today. Click the link above to visit the full original article.
Petra is a historical and archaeological city in the Jordanian governorate of Ma'an that is famous for its rock cut architecture and water conduits system. Established sometime around the 6th century BC as the capital city of the Nabataeans, it is a symbol of Jordan as well as its most visited tourist attraction.
Pompeii was destroyed and completely buried during a long catastrophic eruption of the volcano Mount Vesuvius spanning two days in the year AD 79. The eruption buried Pompeii under 4 to 6 meters of ash and pumice, and it was lost for nearly 1700 years before its accidental rediscovery in 1749. Since then, its excavation has provided an extraordinarily detailed insight into the life of a city at the height of the Roman Empire. Today, this UNESCO World Heritage Site is one of the most popular tourist attractions of Italy, with approximately 2,500,000 visitors every year.
Chichen Itza is a large pre-Columbian archaeological site built by the Maya civilization located in the northern center of the Yucatán Peninsula, in the Municipality of Tinúm, Yucatán state, present-day Mexico.
Machu Picchu is a pre-Columbian 15th-century Inca site located 2,430 metres (7,970 ft) above sea level. It is situated on a mountain ridge above the Urubamba Valley in Peru. Most archaeologists believe that Machu Picchu was built as an estate for the Inca emperor Pachacuti (1438–1472). Often referred to as the "Lost City of the Incas", it is perhaps the most familiar icon of the Inca World.
Angkor Wat is a temple complex at Angkor, Cambodia, built for the king Suryavarman II in the early 12th century as his state temple and capital city.
Some ancient cities such as Babylon have disappeared for all time.
However, as reported on the Huffington Post there are still many lost cities which you can still visit today. Click the link above to visit the full original article.
Petra (Nabataean), Jordan
Pompeii (Romans), Italy
Chichen Itza (Mayan), Mexico
Machu Picchu (Incan), Peru
Angkor Wat (Khmer), Cambodia
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