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3 Out Of The New Seven World Wonders Are Latino

08:59 H | Topics: History - Latin America

Seven new Wonders of the World have been named. Three are in Latin America.
Christ Redeemer Statue, Brazil: The outstretched arms of the 125-foot statue of the Christ the Redeemer overlooks Rio de Janeiro from atop 2,343-foot Mount Corcovado

Machu Picchu, Peru: Built by the Incan Empire in the 15th century, Machu Picchu's walls, palaces, temples and dwellings are perched in the clouds at 8,000 feet above sea level in the Andes

Pyramid at Chichen Itza, Mexico: This pyramid was part of a sacred site in an important Mayan center on Mexico's Yucatan peninsula. Built according to the solar calendar, shadows at the fall and spring equinoxes are said to look like a snake crawling down the steps, similar to the carved serpent at the top.

These two Hispanic sites were finalist that didn't make the final cut.
Alhambra, Spain: The palace and citadel—once the residence of the Moorish caliphs who governed southern Spain—feature mosaics, arabesques and mocarabe, or honeycomb work.

Easter Island, Chile: Hundreds of massive stone busts, or Moais, are all that remains from the prehistoric culture that crafted them between 400 and 1,000 years ago as an homage to deceased ancestors.

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