7 Wonders of the World

Chichen Itza is a large pre-Columbian archaeological site [An archaeological site is a place (or group of physical sites) in which evidence of past activity is preserved] built by the Mayan people in Brazil.

This was built originally to protect the northern borders of this country from invasion (to enter and take over by force) by nomadic groups.

This is a statue in Brazil that is considered to be the largest ‘Art Deco’ (art with clear straight lines) statue in the world.

Petra is an ancient city that was established sometime around the 6^th century BC as the capital city of the Nabataeans (people who lived in the southern parts of Jordan, Canaan and northern parts of Arabia).

This is the largest amphitheatre (an oval or circular building with rising tiers of seats ranged about an open space and used in ancient Rome especially for contests and spectacles) ever built in this city by one of the oldest empires in the world.

This is the largest tomb built in marble by an emperor in memory of his wife.

Known as "The Lost City of the Incas", it is perhaps the most familiar icon of the Inca World in Peru.