1.   The day before the signing of the last accord, Maya sorcerers prayed for peace in ancient capitals destroyed by the conquistadors.

2.   The visit to the ancient capital city was one of the high points of the tour.

3.   Another popular destination is Machu Picchu, the ancient Inca capital in Peru, said Carol Snyder, public relations manager of Maupintour.

4.   Before moving on to Luang Prabang, the ancient royal capital and jewel of Laos, there are a couple of stops worth making in Vientiane.

5.   But a botched police investigation into the slaying has made it much harder for adults of this ancient capital city to recover.

6.   But there is a pervasive mood of uncertainty along the broad, leafy boulevards of this ancient capital.

7.   Cardinal Bernard Law of Boston clashed sharply with Jerusalem Mayor Ehud Olmert Tuesday on whether religious organizations should be involved in negotiating the future of this ancient capital.

8.   Confidants say the couple recently married in a secret Hindu ceremony in Bhaktapur, an ancient capital in the Katmandu valley, but the story could not be confirmed.

9.   Fifty miles to the east, in the ancient capital of Kyoto, several priceless statues and temple buildings were reported damaged.

10.   He managed only a brief glimpse of the carved canyon, but that was enough to persuade Burckhardt that he had rediscovered the ancient capital of the Nabateans.