Peruvian Nominees for New 7 Wonders of Nature

The New 7 Wonders of the World was a huge event during 2007, in particular the final ceremony in Lisbon, Portugal, that saw Machu Picchu elected as one of the New 7 Wonders. During 2008, a new set of 7 wonders will be elected, this time regarding Nature only. As couldn’t be otherwise in a country with a spectacular nature of sheer diversity, Peru is presenting many candidates. The complete list (up to now) is the following:
- Rock Forest of Huayllay
- Machu Picchu, Mountain Peak
- Alpamayo, Mountain Peak
- Amazon River, River/Forest
- Apurimac, River
- Ballestas Islands, Archipelago
- Colca Canyon, Canyon
- Cotahuasi Canyon, Canyon
- Gocta Waterfall, Waterfall
- Huacachina, Oasis
- Huascaran, National Park
- Lake Titicaca, Lake
- Llanganuco, Lagoon
- Lomas de Lachay, National Park
- Manglares de Tumbes, National Park
- Manu National Park, National Park
- Pacaya Samiria, National Park
- Paracas, Beach

Currently, 4 Peruvian wonders make it to the top77: Amazon River (7), Lake Titicaca (14), Colca Canyon (67), and Alpamayo Mountain Peak (70). Only the top 77 nominees will be considerated by a panel of experts for inclusion in the group of 21 finalist candidates. Personally, I’d also like to see the Manu National Park in there.

You can vote here, if you wish to.

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