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SANTUARIO DE LAS LAJAS, COLOMBIA

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Las Lajas Sanctuary (Santuario de Las Lajas in Spanish) is a basilica church located in the southern Colombian Department of Nariño, municipality of Ipiales. This church was built inside the canyon of the Guáitara River. This church was built between January 1, 1916 and August 20, 1949. Donations for making this church came from local churchgoers. It rises 330 feet (100 metres) high from the bottom of the canyon and is connected with a 160 feet (50 metres) tall bridge to the opposite side of the canyon.

FLY GEYSER

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Fly Ranch Geyser or Fly Geyser is a small geothermal man-made geyser. It is located in Washoe Country, Nevada which is approximately 32 kilometers (20 miles) north of Gerlach. Fly Geyser is located near the edge of Fly Reservoir and about 1.5 metre (5 feet) high.

SIGIRIYA (LION'S ROCK), SRILANKA

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Sigiriya is UNESCO listed World Heritage Site. It is considered as one of the best examples of ancient urban planning. This site is the most visited site in Sri Lanka. Sigiriya is located in the central Matale District of Sri Lanka, near town of Dambulla of the central province. This site was built by parricidal King Kassapa (477-495 CE) for his new capital. He built this site on the summit of a granite peak standing some 200 metres (660 feet) high. The sides of this rock were decorated with corolful frescoes.  On a small plateau about halfway up the side of this rock there is a gateway in the form of an enormous lion. This is the reason this place is also known as "the Lion Rock". This rock is surronded by jungle and was used as a Buddhist monastery until the 14th century.  

ULURU, AUSTRAILIA

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Uluru is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It is also known as Ayers Rock and officially gazetted as Uluru / Ayers Rock. Uluru is a large sandstone rock formation in the southern part of the Northern Territory in central Australia. It lies 208 miles (335 kilometres) south west of the nearest large town, Alice Springs, 280 miles (450 kilometres) by road. Uluru and Kata Tjuta are the two major features of the Uluṟu-Kata Tjuṯa National Park. Uluru is sacred to the Anangu (the Aboriginal people of the area). The area around the formation is home to a plethora of springs, ancient paintings, waterholes and rock caves.

ELEPHANT ROCK, HEIMAEY, ICELAND

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LARGEST UNDERWATER GYPSUM CAVE, ORDA CAVE, RUSSIA

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Orda Cave is one of the longest underwater caves and the largest underwater gypsum cave in the world. Orda Cave is a cave of gypsum crystal which is found underneath the western Ural Mountains. The mouth is near the shore of the Kungur River just outside Orda, Perm Krai in Russia. The cave system stretches over 3.2 miles (5.1 kilometres) with around 3.0 miles (4.8 kilometres) over the overall length being under water.

CALA SALADA, IBIZA, SPAIN

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Cala Salada is a small or narrow cave in the side of a cliff or mountain  on the Spanish island of Ibiza. It is in the municipality of Sant Antoni de Portmany. It is 4.7 kilometres (2.9 miles) north of the town of Sant Antoni de Portmany. The village of Santa Agnès de Corona is 8.7 kilometres (5.4 miles) north east of the beach.