Monday, July 23, 2007

New7Wonders: Rapa Nui not included

Editorial: Will wonders never cease?
New Straits Times, Malaysia - Jul 9, 2007
The list does not include "finalists" Stonehenge, the Eiffel Tower, Angkor Wat or the Easter Island statues, indicating, perhaps, that the British and ...

Galapagos Island: lessons for eco-tourism
ABC Regional Online, Australia - Jul 9, 2007
From the Galapagos, Dr Saunders flew to Easter Island; from a place where the sheer weight of tourist numbers threaten the wildlife, to a place where people ...

Greece condemns selection of "new" seven wonders
EUX.TV, Netherlands - Jul 9, 2007
Apart from the Acropolis and Eiffel Tower, among the other monuments that did not make the final list are the Easter Island Statues, Britain's Stonehenge ...

New 7 Wonders of the World surprises
CNN-IBN, India - Jul 9, 2007
Also among the top 10 contenders were the Acropolis of Greece, Alhambra of Spain, Angkor of Cambodia, Easter Island of Chile, the Eiffel Tower, Hagia Sophia ...

New 7 Wonders of the World Announced
HULIQ, NC - Jul 9, 2007
The seven winners beat out 14 other nominated landmarks, including the Eiffel Tower in Paris, Easter Island in the Pacific, the Statue of Liberty in New ...

Jordan celebrates as Petra named one of the New Seven Wonders of ...
Egypt Guide, Egypt - Jul 9, 2007
Among the places left out were the Acropolis in Athens, Greece, the Statues of Easter Island, Chile, Cambodia’s Angkor, Turkey’s Hagia Sophia, and Russia’s ...

Incredible journey in an Austin Seven
Mid Sussex Today, UK - Jul 9, 2007
And having conquered Asia and northern Europe the couple are now setting their sights on South America - driving along the Andes and via Easter Island to ...

Desecration at Taal
Manila Times, Philippines - Jul 9, 2007
Losing out were the Acropolis in Greece, the Eiffel Tower in Paris, the statues on Easter Island and Britain’s Stonehenge. No, the famous rice terraces in ...

By popular vote, the 'New 7 Wonders' named
Los Angeles Times, CA - Jul 9, 2007
Chilean President Michelle Bachelet, referring to the enormous volcanic-rock carvings on Chile's remote Easter Island, said: "None of us need a vote to know ...

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