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USA Today’s New Seven Wonders (The List)
As mentioned in my previous post, USA Today, a popular newspaper created their own list of the new seven wonders of the world. They added one more though, the eighth wonder chosen by the viewers. Here is the list: 1. … Continue reading
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USA Today’s New Seven Wonders (Overview)
The USA Today has it’s own version of the New Seven Wonders. According to Wikipedia, in November 2006 the American national newspaper USA Today in conjunction with the American television show Good Morning America revealed a list of New Seven … Continue reading
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The History of San Miguel de Allende
San Miguel de Allende is a very interesting city that’s why I made a couple of research on it’s history. I realized that there are a lot of readings about this place. Here are some history from one website. San … Continue reading
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Day Trip to Tulum
Another place that is very near cancun that is worth visiting is Tulum. Based from amgmedia.com, Tulum, or the city of Renewal in Mayan, is nestled on the east coast, about two hours drive south of Cancun. The ruins date … Continue reading
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Taj Mahal
I can say that this one is my favorite among the new seven wonders of the world – Taj Mahal. Located in India. I don’t know why but just by looking at it’s photo makes me feel peaceful, not to … Continue reading
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Colosseum
* Grabbed from Wikipedia. You might seen this from movies because this one is quite popular. The Roman Coliseum is located in Rome, Italy. A bit of trivia from Wikipedia… The Colosseum or Roman Coliseum, originally the Flavian Amphitheatre , … Continue reading
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Chichen Itza
Haven’t heard of this until today. Based on a writeup from www.mnsu.edu, The sacred city of the Itza, called Chichen-Itza (chee-chehn eet-sah) in Maya, is located 75 miles east of Merida, the Capital of the State of Yucatan, Mexico. This … Continue reading
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Machu Picchu
* Grabbed from Wikipedia. Based on the photo and name of this one, it looks pretty interesting. What is it exactly? Wikipedia described it as… A pre-Columbian Inca site located 2,430 metres (8,000 ft) above sea level[1]. It is situated … Continue reading
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Christ the Redeemer
* Grabbed from Wikipedia. I have seen this wonderful statue all over the TV, internet, newspapers, and more. This is pretty popular and every time I see this, I would still be amazed on how this was made! Christ the … Continue reading
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Petra
* Grabbed from Wikipedia. Absolutely stunning right? This is the first time I saw Petra. One of the (new) seven wonders of the world. A little bit of history from Wikipedia. The History of Petra begins with the Kites and … Continue reading
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