New Seven World Wonders

Posted by Nicholas Gill Jul 8, 2007

Both Peru's Machu Picchu and Brazil's Christ the Redeemer Statue were named to the new list of the seven world wonders in Lisbon, Portugal's Estadio da Luz on 7/7/07. The global vote was heavily promoted by both the Peruvian and Brazilian tourism divisions, which may explain why other sites were not on the final list. For instance, the city of Cusco set up 50 internet stands with high broadband connections for people to cast their vote while models walking around the Plaza de Armas encouraged them. Many andean people who had never used a computer before cast their vote.

The naming of the two sites to the list is sure to be a heavy draw to tourism in both countries. Parties occured in Cusco, Peru and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to celebrate the announcement.

Left off the list was the other South american landmark, the statues of Easter Island. Other monuments on the list included: Rome's Colisseum, India's Taj Mahal, China's Great Wall, Mexico's Chichén Itzá, and Jordan's Petra.

It was said that over a hundred million votes were cast to name the New 7 Wonders. The contest was broadcast to over 170 countries and is estimated to have had a viewing audience of 1.6 million. A new global list is being created to help determine the new 7 Natural wonders of the world. Visit: www.natural7wonders.com for more information.