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Today I will be visiting two sites in North America. These sites include the Grand Canyon located in Arizona, United States as well as the 9/11 memorial located in New York.   Site 1 – The first site I visited was the Grand Canyon . The Grand Canyon is up to 6,000 feet deep and was carved over millions of years by the Colorado River that flows through its base. The canyon's floor features a diverse landscape, with dried-up desert regions that can reach 120 degrees Fahrenheit and woods with temperatures as low as minus 20 degrees Fahrenheit. The spot's massive size and layers of pinkish, golden, and orange rock have earned it significant status around the world over the years. Elk, bison, desert bighorn sheep, and tassel-eared Kaibab squirrels are among the creatures that live in and around the massive canyon. For at least 12,000 years, Native Americans have lived in and around the Grand Canyon. However, when it was declared as a national park in 1919, Native Americans were for...

Today I will be visiting two sites in Oceania. These sites are located in Sydney, Australia. Sydney is the capital city of the state of New South Wales, and the most populous city in Australia and Oceania. It is the home to 5.36 million people.   Site 1 – Our first site was the Chinese Garden of Friendship. The Chinese Garden of Friendship was created by Guangzhou, Sydney's Chinese sister city. Sydney's Chinatown adds to the area's already strong Chinese tradition and culture. The Garden of Friendship was officially opened in 1988 as part of Sydney's bicentennial celebrations, and it was given that name to symbolize the friendship between China and Australia. The Garden lies on the site of the former NSW Fresh Food and Ice Co, which was important in the development of refrigeration and freezing in Sydney, near the corner of Day Street and Pier Street in Darling Harbour. Beautiful bamboo plants and waterfalls flourish in the Chinese Gardens. From any place within the gar...

Today I will be visiting two sites located in Manilla, Philippines. Manilla is the capital of the Philippines, and the metro area is the home of nearly 14 million people.   Site 1 - Our first site was Fort Santiago . Fort Santiago is a historic Spanish fortress located in Manila. Thousands of local and international tourists visit each year because of the structure's century-old Spanish architectural design. It was created by the Spanish to protect Island from foreign invasions and sea pirates, and it faces Manila Bay. Fort Santiago ensured that Intramuros remained the center of Spanish political, military, and religious power. For 300 years, the Philippines were ruled by the Spanish. It was not just a fortress, but also a dungeon. A large number of Filipinos were imprisoned, tortured, and slaughtered in an underground cell that was flooded during high tide during the three centuries of Spanish rule. The dungeon is still locked and inaccessible today. Visitors are only allowed...