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The “pink city” of antiquity, Petra is a wonder of the ancient world, a city carved from rose-colored sandstone in the midst of narrow canyons and cliffs. Petra was the Nabataean capital in the 6th century B.C.; it flourished for hundreds of years until earthquakes ruined its intricate aqueducts. Knowledge of Petra was lost to outsiders until Swiss explorer Johann Ludwig Burckhardt -- disguised as an Arab scholar -- made a surreptitious visit in 1812. Today, the lost city of Petra (reached through the Siq, a steep gorge just 10 feet wide and 50 feet deep) is Jordan’s most famous site, with temples, tombs, homes and Roman theater carved into rock.