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5 Unbelievable lost cities across the world
Mesa Verde
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Mesa Verde is the World Heritage site located in Montezuma. The country which is situated in Colorado. Mesa Verde is one of the best known for a large number of well-preserved cliff dwellings, houses built in alcoves, or rock overhangs along the canyon walls. This remarkable settlement of the ancient Pueblo peoples is seemingly craved right out of the side Cliffside.
In addition to the cliff dwellings, Mesa Verde boasts a number of mesa-top ruins. Mesa Verde consists of balcony house, cliff palace, longhouse, mug, oak tree, spruce tree and square tower houses.
Mohenjo Daro
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Mohenjo-Daro which is one of the most famous places and is located in the west of the Indus River in Larkana District Sindh which is situated in Pakistan as of now which is under central position between the Indus river and the Ghaggar- Hakra River. Mohenjo-Daro, the modern name for the site, has been variously interpreted as “Mound of the Dead Men” in Sindhi and as “Mound of Mohan” (where Mohan is Krishna). Mohenjo Daro is an ancient Indus valley civilization city that flourished between 2600 and 1900 BCE.
Pompeii
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Pompeii has been a tourist destination for over 250 years. Today as per UNESCO it is world’s heritage site status and is one of the most popular tourist attractions in Italy. Pompeii was an ancient Roman town-city near modern Naples.
The volcano buried in the ancient Roman city of Pompeii under the thick carpet of volcanic ash. Historians believe that Pompeii was buried under 14 to 17 feet of ash and pumice.
Ajanta Caves
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Ajanta caves are one of most visited place in India and are located in Aurangabad district in the state of Maharashtra. It is still a mystery that how they actually manage to construct with the ancient tools available to them at that time. The paintings in the Ajanta caves predominantly narrate the Jataka tales.
The caves include paintings and rock cut sculptures described as among the finest surviving examples of ancient Indian art. These caves are some of the most mesmerizing ones in the country. The Ajanta caves are one of the Historic places and best for culture enthusiasts who are surely going to enjoy.
Machu Picchu
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Machu Picchu is located in the Cusco region, Peru. Machu Picchu was built around 1450-1460. The lost city of Machu Picchu is a mysterious wonder which was abandoned in the sixteenth century and invaded by the Andean forest. It is also known as the Lost City of the Incas.
Machu Picchu has wet and dry seasons, with the majority of annual rain falling from October through to April. Machu Picchu is one of the Seven Wonders of the world. Many of the stones that were used to build the city weighed more than 50 tons.
