Peruvian, Mexican, Brazilian locales amongst world’s new "wonders"

The winners of an online poll to select a new version of the Seven Wonders of the World was revealed on Saturday and three of them can be found in Latin America. They are:

• The Incan ruins at Machu Picchu, Peru
• The Christ the Redeemer statue overlooking Rio de Janeiro (image)
• The remains of the ancient Mayan city of Chichen Itza in Mexico

Over 100 million votes were submitted via text messaging and the internet according to organizers of the poll. Yet spokesmen for UNESCO criticized the list as limited and “sending a negative message” to countries whose sites were not picked such as the Timbuktu, the Eiffel Tower, and the statues on Easter Island.

Sources- Wikipedia, Canada.com, Telegraoh.co.uk, the Australian

Image- New 7 Wonders