E-buggies replace horse carts at Jordan's Petra

Jordan's tourism authority is trading horse drawn carts for electric buggies to ferry visitors of the ancient city of Petra, in response to calls by animal rights activist. — AFP

Horses and mules have long drawn tourist carriages through Jordan's ancient city of Petra, but animal rights concerns are driving a project to start replacing them with electric vehicles.

A small fleet of 10 rechargeable e-carts now take visitors through the rose-coloured Siq or gorge leading to the famed capital of the Nabateans, which dates back to the first century BC.