First is Petra, located in Southwest Jordan.Some 30,00o people once lived in this rock city. Literallyinto cliff walls, Petra was a fortress for skilled traders , called Nabataens ,who developed the city into a booming center of business and culture. You can still can still walk though the buildings' elaborate entrances.
Second is the Taj Mahal located in Agra, India. A place built from the Emperor of India in 1648 to the Emperess. The Taj Mahal took 20 years to build this chamber. Today about 3,000,000 people visit this each year. 
Third is The Christ The Redeemer Statue located in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil. This Statue is bigger than the Empire State Building at 2,310 feet high. The Redeemer statue weighs 2.5 million pounds thats more weight than 17 jets that are fully loaded. 
Fourth is the Chichen Itza. Located in Yucatan, Mexico Was the Capital of the Maya Empire There is 365 steps for the days of the year. On the first day of Spring and Fall the sun casts a shadow shaped like a snake.
Next is the Colossem. Located in Rome, Italy. In the ancient times it was battle till death!
Then there's the Great Wall. Located in northern China. Was built to keep the Mongolian Army out of China in a war.
Finally there's Machu Picchu. Located in South Peru. Built by the Incan Empire made complitly out of stone. The Incan people built it with there own hands with no animal help! There are the 2008 Wonders of the World!
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dude, you are so dynamic. i say we plan to visit each site as a family by the time we die. you in?
thanks for the blog invite bro. we've missed checking in on you. keep posting the geography lessons. ana & lily will learn a lot from you.
It will be a fat chance to see all of them we would need lots of $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
Machu Picchu is where I want to go first!
I have been to Machu Pichu. Chichen Itza and the Taj Mahal. Which one is my fav? None, they are all great in their own way. Keep posting grand dude.
Wow Grant - I'm glad you posted that. Very interesting...Guess what? Stephen is going to visit some cool places in South America in June (including Machu Picchu), you'll have to check out his photos. He and his brothers are also going to mountain bike down death highway. Have you ever heard of that? Check it out.
Dude, you rule. Did you look at the map of puerto rico to see where we were. Did your mom tell you we went scuba diving with dolphins!
We should all go to Machu Picchu!
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