In January 2020, my husband and I visited Jordan along with the family of his brother Ethan to celebrate the birthday of Ethan’s wife Brenda. I was profoundly struck by the awe inspiring natural and man-made beauty of Petra as well as its fascinating history. This world renowned ancient archeological city in southern Jordan also is known as the Rose-Red City due to its stunning buildings and other structures that were directly carved onsite from the multi-colored sandstone cliffs. Petra (initially called Raqmu) was the capital of the Arab Nabataean Kingdom and was first established around the 2nd century BC. It later was annexed by the Roman Empire and occupied until a large earthquake destroyed much of it in the 4th century AD. As a result, it became a "lost" city