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New7Wonders Founder and President Bernard Weber joins Peru's Minister of Foreign Trade and Tourism Mercedes Araoz and Machu Picchu Pueblo Mayor Edgar Miranda, in traditional Inka dress, to celebrate the Inca city's candidacy with local children. Credit: N
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July 10, 2007 After a global poll attracting 100 million votes online and via mobile phone, the new seven wonders of the world have been unveiled. The monuments making the final cut were Chichén Itzá in Mexico, Christ Redeemer in Brazil, The Great Wall of China, Peru's Machu Picchu, Jordan's Petra, The Roman Colloseum in Italy and The Taj Mahal in India. Surprise omissions from the shortlist of 21 sites included The Acropolis, Easter Island Statues and Stonehenge, which were all among the top contenders when Gizmag last checked the odds back in May.
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