A visit to marvelous PetraThe piece has some interesting details about tourism from Israel to Petra.
People travel from near and far to see one of the seven wonders of the world. 'You need days to completely walk through Petra and see all of the monuments and even then there are still many caves which have yet to be excavated,' local tour guide explains
Stacey Maltin
Published: 06.09.09, 13:28 / Israel Travel
It is hard to believe that it was only two years ago that Petra in Jordan was officially named one of the new Seven Wonders of the World. Constructed around 100 years B.C., and not discovered by the Western world until the 1800s, the ruins of the city that was carved out of rocks has remained largely intact, withstanding thousands of years of wind erosion.
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Wednesday, June 10, 2009
PETRA is the subject of yet another travel piece, this one in Ynet News: