Seven New Wonders of the World Announced

The 7 New Wonders of the World were announced today in Lisbon, Portugal:

1. Chichén Itzá, Mexico
2. Christ Redeemer, Brazil
3. The Great Wall, China
4. Machu Picchu, Peru
5. Petra, Jordan
6. The Roman Colloseum, Italy
7. The Taj Mahal, India

According to a recent press release, about 100 million votes were cast by the Internet and cellphone text messages. The voting was conducted by New7Wonders, a nonprofit organization.

There is only one surviving structure from the original seven wonders of the ancient world-the pyramids of Giza have been included in the wonders of the world.

Personally, I have only been to the Roman Colloseum and it was pretty amazing. I have always wanted to travel more through the Middle East but just haven't made it there yet.