The winners of the 7 Natural Wonders
As announced, on 11/11/11 the 7 winning natural wonders were announced; Although it is a preliminary pronunciation since the official count will take a few days, the trends are possibly irreversible and nothing will change. In this article, I believe Will be the last of this topic The ready without necessarily having a prior order, rather making a conclusive analysis by continent.
This process began in 2007 with 440 nominations that people made, from 220 countries around the world. Those who received the most votes and who were also documented by their respective countries, were selected in a total of 77 in a 10: 1 ratio and finally a little over a year ago 28 were chosen in a 4: 1 ratio, of which only 7 would be chosen.
There was a slight change in the planned process, in the recent year that served to show trends and consolidate the vote; At that time it was announced 14 with more tendency.
I had released my forecast when the 28 finalists were defined; of the 7 I managed to hit 3: I managed to sense two from Asia and the Amazon Rainforest of South America. Also some of my perceptions of the influence of the areas with greater Internet access had a certain level of success and the apathy of the developed countries that I mentioned one day… ended up leaving Europe and the United States without a paltry participation.
The Asian continent (3 winners)
This was the continent with the highest participation; out of 9 candidates he managed to place 3. Creativity was a very good moment in this area of the planet that Hispanics know least; also the good moment of connectivity that overpopulated countries like China and India live and finally we must also admit that the two winners represent worthy wonders.
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Halong Bay. Located in Quáng Ninh, in Vietnam, it constitutes an incredible spectacle of geological formations, caves and internal lakes in 1,553 square kilometers and 1969 islets. 
The underground river of Puerto Princesa. This one is in Palawan, Philippines. More than 8 kilometers of navigable river under a mountain, which represents the largest formation of stalactites and stalagmites.
The Jeju Island. In South Korea, it is a volcanic formation of 360 volcanoes, among which a crown formed by the crater of a sleeping one called Hallasen stands out. It looks small but it is literally 1950 meters above sea level.The American continent (2 winners)
7 finalists managed to hold two, although here the particularity was given that the proposals are shared by several countries of the southern cone, including Brazil that lives an exceptional time on the road to be a power in the medium term and where government awareness Understands what it means to promote what you have to reduce the limitations of the negative (which is usually more).
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The Amazon Rainforest. This was understandable, in part because there are 7 million square kilometers shared by 9 countries, including some with a lot of cybernaut charisma; also because it is an icon of global consciousness that we are sadly losing every minute. 
Iguazu falls. I had not bet on this one, believing that the Colorado canyon would win it. But this arc of almost 2 linear kilometers of falls between Misiones (Argentina) and Paraná (Brazil) does not exist for pleasure.Oceania (1 winner)
Out of 7 finalists he barely managed to get one. Here I imagined the coral reef, but an issue that has been widely disseminated by altruistic organizations in the region prevailed.
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The Komodo Park. In Indonesia, perhaps the dragon sounds familiar to us, which is why this park was promoted in 1980. Although in total it includes a group of islands of volcanic origin that total more than 600 square kilometers. The African continent (1 winner)
With just two nominations, he achieved one. I expected Kilimanjaro, but the great concentration of connected users in South Africa influenced me, which by the way is also considered a world power in the medium term.
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Table Mountain. Strange plain on top of a mountain in Cape Town, South Africa. Well known for rappelling, climbing and cable car tourism have made it popular. The European continent and the United States the great absentees
It confirms the tendency of the developed areas of the planet (United States and Europe) towards the apathy by subjects that consider cursi; while the tropics and developing countries are moved by a born patriotism. Possibly those who have traveled from these places, it is obvious that they know better paradises than those of their own land, so they will break their hearts and vote fairly. But it cannot be ignored that in these regions some media from the beginning questioned the commercialism of the campaign, ignoring the global value that this type of effort brings to culture and awareness for the protection of the planet; contradicting the supposed great efforts that these developed countries make to counteract global warming.
Surely it would have had different results if it had been an initiative of the United Nations, National Geographic or another entity with more charisma in this context.
Ironically as is the case in the United States, where citizens are alarmed to see how many pines are in a brown tone, it took 30 years to reach that height and in one year they have died due to lack of moisture; when you see it from the air you understand that these brown spots are not autumn ... they simply predict a safe desert in the short term.
But in good time for the 7 natural wonders.
