The 7 'New Wonders' of the World

[suzzer99]

I've always thought Petra looked like about the coolest thing on earth.

[MicroBob]

Went to Machu Pichu with my GF who is Peruvian a few months ago.

That is where I learned about this new 7 Wonders voting because a couple tour-guides and others mentioned it.
Seems they really want to be recognized among the new 7 Wonders.
GF immediately went home and voted for it.
I believe her family in Lima was also aware of the voting for this. If so then that makes it more a national thing for them and not just something that a couple tour-guides at the site are pushing.

I have to think it is deserving.
How the hell did they get all those monster rocks all the way to the top of the mountain?
For those who don't know, it's the Lost City of the Incas. It's at the top of a mountain and the only reason the Spaniards didn't destroy it while they were destroying everything else looking for gold, artifacts, etc is that they never saw it.
It wasn't discovered by the new world until the early 20th century.
Please tell me that the Statue of Liberty doesn't get voted in as one fo the new 7 Wonders. That would be pretty weak.


Samantha Brown's Passport to Latin America features her trip to Cuzco and then Machu Pichu this Wednesday evening I believe (July 11 11 I believe).

[suzzer99]

My buddy and I had a trip planned to Peru/Argentia/Chile last year. [censored] bailed when his wife put the clamp down. Sucks as I probably won't have that much time off again for a long time.

[MicroBob]

Not to get all Peruvian wacky on you guys but I also think the Nazca Lines probably should have gotten a nomination too but maybe it was limited to one per country.
These strike me as far more 'wonderous' than some of the
other nominations.
They can only be seen from the sky and nobody knows exactly why they made them.

[MicroBob]

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your buddy's wife sucks.

[EvanJC]

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They can only be seen from the sky and nobody knows exactly why they made them.


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owl man made them, ldo. i agree, btw.

[hoyasnaxa]

how could the people that made those have known what they looked like? thats pretty incredible. i think stonehenge is one of the most bizarre and incredible things ever made, pyramids too, and petra also, which is unfortunately falling apart very fast.

[suzzer99]

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your buddy's wife sucks.

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Yes she does. She had been sick and claimed she couldn't get around on her own. Although in her defense, my buddy was probably going to be sampling the local "flavor" down there, and she probably had a decent idea of this since they both did together in Thailand. She still sucks for a lot of reasons though.

[econophile]

stonehenge and statue of liberty for me

hope to see quite a few more

[psuasskicker]

Mt Rushmore would be a better "Wonder of the World" than the Statue of Liberty.

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