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Amazon River a river flowing through Northern South America and is the largest river by volume in the world

Anatom Island an island of Vanuatu that is surrounded coral reefs and beaches

Angkor Temple the world's largest single religious monument located in Cambodia

Brazilian Rainforest a broadleaf forest that covers most of Northern South America

Cuzco
historic capital of Inca Empire located in a city in southeastern Peru

Easter Island an island in the Pacific Ocean near South America that is famous for its statues

Ganweriwala also known as the Indus Vally Civilization is where the ancient civilization flourished in the Indus River basin in India

Great Pyramid of Egypt Built around 2560 BC over a time period of about 20 years, the Great Pyramid of Giza is the only Wonder of the Ancient World that still remains standing. Commisioned by King Khufu of the Fourth Egyptian Dynasty, it is the grandest of the three pyramids in the Giza Necropolis that border the modern capital of Egypt.

Khajuraho a village southeast of Delhi which contains a group of monuments that have been listened as a UNESCO World Heritage Site

Machu Picchu is an amazing Inca center located in the Urubamba Valley of Peru. Although it was built around 1460 AD, it was abandoned 100 years later when the Spanish conquistadors took over the Inca Empire. Despite being unsure about the usage of Machu Picchu, it remains a very popular tourist attraction today.
 
Mohenjo Daro one of the largest settlements of the Incus Valley Area existing around the time of Ancient Egypt, Mesopotamia and Crete

Nazca Lines geoglyphs located on a tall plateau in the Nazca Desert in Peru. Hundreds of lines and figures vary in complexity from simple scribbles to intricate picture of several different animals. From the ground, they really do not appear like anything at all. You have to look from an aerial view to see these strange, mysterious, shapes.

North Atlantic Ocean the world's second largest ocean and the north is bordered by North America, Europe, and North Africa

Ollantaytambo Also called or spelled Ullantaytampu, Ollantaytambo is an Inca site in southern Peru northwest of the city Cusco. Ollantaytambo served as the roayl estate of Emperor Pachacuti during the Inca Empire. Ollantaytambo is now a important tourist attraction.
 
Paratoari a site within Peru that contains pyramid-shaped formations that first came to the public's attention in 1976

Persepolis capital of Persian Empire during the Achaemenid dynasty. The Greek interpretation of the name, Parsa which means "The City of Persians" is Persepolis.

Petra
one of the new wonders of the world. Described by a Swiss explorer as " a rose-red city half as olf as time", Petra lies in a canyon in Arabah, Jordan.

Pyay a town located in Burma that is home to the Sri Ksetra

Sahara Desert the world's largest desert that can almost cover the United States. It has a history that can go back as much as 3 million years.

South China Sea Following the five oceans, the South China Sea is one of the largest sea bodies. The sea stretches in a southwest to northeast direction, stretching from the northern tip of Taiwan to the Fujian coast of mailand China. A good portion of the South China Sea is territory of the People's Republic of China.

Sukhothai
the capital of the Thai Empire for 140 years and is located north of Bangkok. About 193 temples have been found and reconstructed. Old Sukhothai is very quiet because most tourists stay in New Sukhothai.

Tassinlin'Ajjer a mountain range loacted in southeast Algeria of North Africa. Most of this mountain range is sandstone and has somewhat better vegetation that the desert. Much of these mountains are preserved in the Tassili n'Ajjer National Park.

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