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New 7 Wonders…
And, the winners are:
After seven years of promotion and publicity, the New 7 Wonder of the World were announced on July 7th, 2007 (07 07 07) in Lisbon, Portugal. And they are:
 Chichen Itza, Mexico
The Great Wall, China
Petra, Jordan
Christ Redeemer, Brazil
Machu Picchu, Peru
The Roman Colosseum, Italy
The Taj Mahal, India
The 21 sites that competed in this seven year long competition are (in alphabetical order): Acropolis (Athens Greece), La Alhambra (Granda, Spain), Angkor Wat (Angkor, Cambodia), Chichen Itza (Yucatan, Mexico), Christ the Redeemer (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil), Coliseum (Rome, Italy), Easter Island Moais (Easter Island, Chile), Eiffel Tower (Paris, France), Great Wall (China), Hagia Sophia (Istanbul, Turkey), Kiyomizu Temple (Kyoto, Japan), Kremlin, Red Square and St. Basil’s Cathedral (Moscow, Russia), Machu Picchu (Cuzco, Peru), ( Neuschwanstein Castle (Fussen, Germany), Petra (Jordan), Giza Temples (Egypt), Statue of Liberty (New York City, USA), Stonehenge (Amesbury, United Kingdom), Sydney Opera House (Sydney, Australia), Taj Mahal (Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India) and Timbuktu (Mali.)
A little history:
In September 1999, Swiss businessman Bernard Weber launched a project to name seven new wonders of the world since the original ones were all gone except for the Pyramids at Giza in Egypt. By November 24, 2005, 177 monuments were up for consideration. The requirements to be included in the new list were: the wonders had to be man-made, completed before 2000, and in a reasonable state of preservation. On January 1, 2006, the list was narrowed down to 21 sites, and later reduced to 20 following complaints from Egypt, who said that they were the only original site to still be intact and would not compete.
Congrats to the winners! And thanks to all of you who voted!
To read in Spanish click here 
Christ Redeemer (1931)
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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The Pyramid at Chichén Itzá (before 800 A.D.) Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico
The Roman Colosseum
(70 - 82 A.D.) Rome, Italy
Machu Picchu
(1460-1470), Peru
Petra
(9 B.C. - 40 A.D.), Jordan
The Taj Mahal
(1630 A.D.) Agra, India
The Great Wall of China
(220 B.C and 1368 - 1644 A.D.) China
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