Three of the New 7 Wonders of the World Are from Latin America

Machu Pichu, from Perú; The Statue of Christ Redeemer, from Brazil; And, Cichén Itzá from México Are Wonders for the Next Millennium

In an official declaration celebration, held on 07.07.07 in Lisbon (Portugal), the New 7 Wonders of the World were announced. As you can see, three of those 7 New Wonders are located in Latin American countries (Brazil, Perú, and México).

The Official List of The New 7 Wonders of the World 

-The Great Wall of China,

-The Ruins of Petra, from Jordan

-The Chichén Itzá Pyramid, from México

-The Statue of Christ Redeemer, from Brazil

-The Colosseum, from Italy

-Machu Picchu, from Perú

-The Taj Mahal, from India

How were those 7 new Wonders of the World selected?

The campaign to select the New 7 Wonders of the World was started in 1999 by Swiss adventurer Bernard Weber. His foundation, New7Wonders received circa 200,000 nominations from all over the world. The cast was held during the past six years. More than 100 million votes were cast worldwide. Votes were accepted by cellular phone (SMS) and on the official website of the New7Wonders campaign

A official celebration was held las t July 7 (interesting that it was held on 07/07/07). Many celebrities were invited including famous Spanish opera singer Jose Carreras and US popular idol Jennifer Lopez. Also, among the celebrities present at the celebration were: Neil Armstrong, Bertrand Piccard, Frederico Mayor, and famous soccer player Cristiano Ronaldo.

Many sites of the sites originally proposed were left outside as time passed. Among the sites originally proposed that did not make the cut are: Isla de Pascua, from Chile; Angkor, from Camboya: Haghia Sofia, from Turkey; the Kremlin from Russia, etc.

The counting of the more than 100 million votes made the jury select the New 7 wonders stated above. Interesting enough, 42.87% of the votes went to sites located in the American Continent and specifically to three sites located across Latin America. Three countries (Brazil, Perú, and México) have the honor to be countries that hold one of the new 7 wonders of the world within its territory.