Wednesday, September 06, 2006

Rapa Nui has "shot" to be new world wonder

CHILE’S EASTER ISLAND AIMS TO BECOME WORLD WONDER
SOURCE: LA TERCERA, THE BRADSHAW FOUNDATION
By Liz Yates (editor@santiagotimes.cl)
Santiago Times
September 6, 2006

In the 2nd century BC, mathematician and travel writer Antipater of Sidon named the seven best destinations to visit in the Mediterranean world. He called them the Seven Wonders. Thousands of years later, seven new wonders will be added to the list, and Chile’s Easter Island has a shot at obtaining the prestigious honor.

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