Wonders of America
7Wonders.org is a project, that attempts to revive the spirit of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, with a modern list, which includes in addition to the ancient
wonders, the New Seven Wonders established in Lisbon on July 7, 2007, the Middle
Age Wonders, the Civil Engineering Wonders, the Man-made Wonders, the Natural Wonders,
the Underwater Wonders and the Wonders of each country.
America the New World is composed by North America, South America and other islands
and regions associated. This continent has today around 900 million people and occupies
8.3% of the Earth’s total surface. The first vestiges of human presence in America
are in North America and they dates from 10000 BC. and it believes that the first
inhabitants came from the Acrtic region of Bering. The most important cultures of
the continent were the Incas (Perú), Mayas and Aztecas (Mexico), which built some
of the main wonders of the continent. The European invasion of America began after
the first trip of Christopher Columbus in 1492. During 300 years the American Natives
and black slaves were subjugated and killed in one of the greatest genocides of
the human history. Between XVIII century and century XIX, most American countries
got their independence, amongst them the most powerful country of the world, United
States. Today America is a continent full of marvels, blends and contrasts; where
it can find ancient monuments created by the first cultures of the continent and
some of the most modern structures and technologies of the world. Where, it can
find amazing mountains and deserts as well as great rivers and exuberant tropical
jungles. America has without doubt some of the most beautiful places of the world
and here you can know them.
Wonders of South America /
North America in interactive map.
Belize Barrier Reef (Belize City)
Christ the Redeemer (Rio de Janeiro)
Harbour of Rio de Janeiro (Rio de Janeiro)
Itaipu Dam (Foz do Iguaçu)
CN Tower (Toronto)
Deep Sea Vents (Puerto Ayora)
Galapagos Islands (Puerto Ayora)
Chichen Itza (Yucatan)
Parícutin Volcano (Michoacán)
Teotihuacan (Mexico DF)
Panama Canal (Panama City)
Machupicchu (Cusco)
Aurora (Alaska)
Empire State Building (New York)
Grand Canyon (Arizona)
The Golden Gate Bridge (San Francisco)
