Wednesday, February 17, 2010

Petra, Jordan (13 Feb 2010)


People say Indiana Jones made Petra famous. I say Petra made Indiana Jones famous. This is an amazingly big historical site located in the middle of dry dissert. Number one concern was water. It's not hard to imagine that such super low rainfalls was able to be sustainable for big population in the past while maintaining a major trade route between Africa and Middle East. They understand how to shape the stone in a way to collect every drop of water they could have. Incredible!

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