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Posted by Nicholas Gill Jan 2, 2007 |
Machu Picchu has done it. Any intelligent person knew it could and should anyway, but finally the rest of the world has stepped up and followed. The ancient Inca ruin has made the list to be in the running for the next Seven Wonders of the World.
The global vote, which began in 1999, has accumulated 20 million hits. The list has been narrowed to 21 locations from an original 200. The public votes only counted during the inital phase of voting, however. A penl of architecural experts has narrowed the list. The final decision on July 7, 2007, in Lisbon, Portugal.
Machu Picchu is thought to be one of the favorites. Other South America nominations include Brazil's Christ the Redeemer statue and Easter Island.
You can vote online at www.new7wonders.com/index.php