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Divers probe Mayan ruins submerged in Guatemala lake GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) - Scuba divers are exploring the depths of a volcanic lake in Guatemala to find clues about an ancient sacred island where Mayan pilgrims flocked to worship before it was submerged by rising waters.   Nations:Guatemala Mexico   Source:(Reuters)   2009-11-01 Grand Canyon, Loch Ness compete as nature wonders GENEVA - The Grand Canyon, Mount Everest and Loch Ness will vie with more than 200 other spectacular places in the next phase of the global competition for the New 7 Wonders of Nature, organizers said Wednesday.   Nations:Italy Nigeria India Brazil Mexico Switzerland   Source:(AP)   2009-01-06 Eight New Natural Wonders Named Eight new natural wonders, including the Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve in Mexico and what has been dubbed "the Galápagos of the Indian Ocean," have been added to the World Heritage List. World Heritage Sites are named by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). The sites, both cultural and natural, added to the list are deemed "of outstanding value to humanity" and deserve protection and preservation, according to the UNESCO Web site.   Nations:Kazakhstan Mexico Iceland China Ecuador Switzerland   2008-07-09 Experts say tourist overuse threatens Peru's Machu Picchu LIMA, Peru - An influx of tourists to Peru's famed Inca citadel of Machu Picchu may prompt UNESCO to add the jungle-shrouded ruins to its list of endangered World Heritage sites.   Nations:Peru   2008-07-01 Peru says Yale has over 40,000 Machu Picchu relics Peru says Yale University researchers took more than 40,000 artifacts from the Incan citadel of Machu Picchu in the early 1900s, or 10 times the original estimate, the state news agency reported on Sunday.   Nations:Peru   2008-04-15 Headlines Divers probe Mayan ruins submerged in Guatemala lake 2009-11-01 Grand Canyon, Loch Ness compete as nature wonders 2009-01-06 Eight New Natural Wonders Named 2008-07-09 Experts say tourist overuse threatens Peru's Machu Picchu 2008-07-01 Peru says Yale has over 40,000 Machu Picchu relics 2008-04-15 Roman throne discovered in Italian ruins 2007-12-05 Yale to return Machu Picchu artifacts 2007-09-17 Archaeologists seek to safeguard Petra 2007-07-18 Secrets of Assassins' fort unearthed in Syria 2007-07-13 UNESCO committee renames Auschwitz 2007-06-28 Cameron Diaz apologizes for Maoist bag 2007-06-25 China frets about Great Wall's "wonder" status 2007-05-30 Iran dam said to threaten ancient sites 2007-04-19 Pakistan's ancient ruins fast disappearing 2007-03-19 Punctuality drive to combat tardiness 2007-03-05 Ruins in Athens may be an ancient market 2007-03-02 Global vote will pick world's "new" seven wonders 2007-02-18 Egypt derides 7 wonders of world contest 2007-01-28 Pollution said destroying pre-Aztec Mexican ruins 2007-01-22 Stonehenge makes list in new seven wonders vote 2006-10-18 Peru and Brazil to triple air flights, eye tourism 2005-05-07 Tsunami Reveals Ancient Ruins in India 2005-03-17 China makes Peru official tourist destination 2004-12-13 Most-viewed UNESCO committee renames Auschwitz 2007-06-28 Global vote will pick world's "new" seven wonders 2007-02-18 Stonehenge makes list in new seven wonders vote 2006-10-18 Grand Canyon, Loch Ness compete as nature wonders 2009-01-06 Eight New Natural Wonders Named 2008-07-09 Egypt derides 7 wonders of world contest 2007-01-28 Yale to return Machu Picchu artifacts 2007-09-17

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