Eco-Tourism Flourishes in Jordan with Waterfalls, Canyons

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DANA, Jordan -- A trek uphill from Jordan's scorching Dead Sea shore through the towering sandstone walls of the Mujib gorge leaves you with a pulse-racing way to get back down -- strap into a harness and rappel down a waterfall into a sparkling river.

Jordan, home of the ancient red-rock city of Petra, is reaching beyond its considerable historical and Biblical tourist attractions to try to capture a stake in the growing outdoor adventure and eco- tourism market.

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Eco-Tourism Flourishes in Jordan with Waterfalls, Canyons

Besides the Mujib gorge -- which has the distinction of being the lowest elevation nature reserve in the world -- Jordan is marketing places like the wooded highlands and rocky slopes of the Dana Reserve in the country's south. Visitors there take in views of massive domelike clusters of red-beige rock and -- with luck -...

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