I was in Petra at the end of December and agree it is a place worthy of the designation of a World Heritage Site.

What a shame that it is being degraded by the camels, donkeys, touts, bazaars at all levels of the site (with nails even driven into the walls of the ruins), and kids allowed to climb all over the top of the monastery.

Come on UNESCO - get on top of the situation and get the Jordanians to take some pride in their site.