New 7 Wonders of Nature
Calling everybody to check the New7Wonders site, and vote for our own Chocolate Hills, Mayon Volcano, Tubbataha Reef , and Puerto Princesa’s Underground River (Subterranean National Park) for the New 7 Wonders of Nature Search.
Quoting from the new7wonders site,
“So many breathtakingly beautiful, natural places are still quite unknown to many. From waterfalls to fjords, rainforests to mountain peaks, freshwater lakes to salt flats, we are discovering together the incredible beauty and variety of our planet.â€
- Mr. Bernard Weber, New7Wonders Founder and President
So, let us show the world the beauty that we have here in our country. Voting for nominees will continue through December 31, 2008, afterwards a list of 21 finalists will emerge, subject to popular vote. Let’s make sure the Philippines is in it!
To vote, here are the very easy steps:
1. Go to: http://www.new7wonders.com/nature/en/vote_on_nominees/
2. Register, and then select the Philippine entries as among your 7 nominees (Choose Asia, then look for the Philippines entries).
3. Check your email and confirm through the link sent to you by “Webmaster New7Wondersâ€.
… and to know even more about our nominees, check out their sites.
CHOCOLATE HILLS
Found in Bohol, the Chocolate Hills look like giant mole hills, or as some say, women’s breasts, and remind us of the hills in a small child’s drawing. Most people who first see pictures of this landscape can hardly believe that these hills are not a man-made artifact. However, this idea is quickly abandoned, as the effort would surely surpass the construction of the pyramids in Egypts. The chocolate hills consist of are no less than 1268 hills (some claim this to be the exact number). They are very uniform in shape and mostly between 30 and 50 metres high. They are covered with grass, which, at the end of the dry season, turns chocolate brown. From this color, the hills derive their name. At other times, the hills are green, and the association may be a bit difficult to make.
Text and Image Source: http://www.bohol.ph/article6.html
MAYON VOLCANO
Five hundred fifty three(553) kilometers from Manila, the capital city of the Philippines, rises a near perfect cone volcano and one of the seven wonders in the world, the famous Mayon Volcano. Its summit measures 2,421 meters above sea level (masl) while its circular base has a radius of about 48 kilometers. Mayon Volcano is surrounded by five (5) municipalities and three (3) cities with a total land area of 5,775.70 hectares. Its symmetrical form at any horizontal direction made this volcano a truly scenic wonder.
Text and Image Source: http://www.mayonecotourism.ph/
TUBBATAHA REEF
Tubbataha is a reef ecosystem made up of two atolls located in the middle of the Sulu Sea. It is a sanctuary for marine life. The reefs lie on the Cagayan Ridge, a line of extinct underwater volcanoes which starts from the north at the Sultana Shoal and ends in the south at the San Miguel Islands. It is located 92 nautical miles southeast of Puerto Princesa City, Palawan and 80 nautical miles southwest of Cagayancillo, the municipality that exercises political jurisdiction over it. It was proclaimed as a National Marine Park on August 11, 1988 and inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage in 1993, in recognition of its outstanding universal value in terms of marine life species diversity and richness.
Text and Image Source: http://www.tubbatahareef.org/
To vote for Bohol, Mount Mayon, and Tubbataha Reef, click here!
UPDATE:
Got an email from my friend, Voltaire Acosta, to inform that Puerto Princesa’s Underground River (Subterranean National Park) is now on the list of nominees. It’s a late addition so all the more that we need to vote for it.
The Puerto Princesa Subterranean River National Park is one of the most important conservation areas in the Philippines. It was created to protect the impressive cave systems, lush old growth tropical rainforest, interesting wildlife and unspoiled natural beauty of the area. Its main focus is 8.2 km. long underground river that flows beneath a spectacular limestone formation before directly emptying into the sea.
Source: http://www.puerto-undergroundriver.com/
To vote, here are the very easy steps:
1. Go to: http://www.new7wonders.com/nature/en/nominees/asia/c/PuertoPrincesa/
2. Select “Underground River” as one of your 7 nominees, as you have 7 votes.
3. Check your email and confirm through the link sent to you by “Webmaster New7Wonders”.
Let’s show some love to the natural wonder of our underground river!
Spread the word!
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why is it that the chocolate hills has been removed from the entire list of nominees? what’s the problem? isn’t it valid? that would be a bummer cause i’m really looking forward to it as a part of the 7 wonders of nature. that also includes puerto princesa and tubbataha reef.
is chocolate hills and mayon volcano are now out of the competition? why chocolate hills and mayon volcano are not on the list of nominees on the website of new 7 wonders of nature? i saw on tv patrol that chocolate hills is on rank #7 but now its out of the list. What happen? Pls. answer pls.
i guess these are just technical problems. there are days the sites would appear in the list, days they dont. maybe it’s a strategy on the part of the sevenwonders site — or, part of the surprise.
VOTE FOR PALAWAN’S UNDERGROUND RIVER!!!
keep on voting, guys!
The Popocatepetl volcano in Mexico and the Chocolate Hills are the best.
VOTE POR CHOCOLATE HILLS IN Phillipines and Popocatepetl volcano in Mexico.
The history of Popocatepetl and Iztaccihuatl(other volcano) is very beautiful.
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Updates of Philippine nominees for New7Wonders of Nature Campaign:
Puerto Princesa Subterranean River National Park (Underground River)from #275 last April 10/08 to rank 21 today(May 5/08)just barely 4weeks.
Tubbataha Reef Marine National Park rank 8
Chocolate Hills rank 9
Keep on voting for these 3 nominees. We still have 240days 3hours 5minutes before the selection of the 21 finalists.
puerto princesa is the best park ive ever seen
Icel, it was featured just recently in Pinoy Big Brother Teen Edition Island Adventure..
Anyway, an update on the ranking, guys (for our entries here in the Philippines):
6. Tubbataha Reef
8. Chocolate Hills
10. Puerto Princesa Subterranean River National Park
20. Mayon Volcano
Keep on Voting!
[...] GreenPhils [...]
Thinkin’ of all the entries of the Philippines has me wondering what will win this 7 wonders thing, well I have voted my ever favorite Mayon Volcano.
How about the Banaue Rice Terraces? Is it still considered as one of the wonders here in the philippines?
yes, Miss alma.. It’s just one, the Philippines as a whole is a wonder of the world.
[...] tell that it’s almost a paradise. Am so impressed, I even helped campaign about it through my New Seven Wonders of Nature post in my Greenphils [...]
The whole archipelago of the Philippines is indeed a natural wonder of the world by itself. Aside from the four nominees from the Philippines, there are still a lot of places in the country that deserves to be included for the search of the 7 natural wonders of the world such as El Nido’s Bacuit Bay in the Province of Palawan where you can find the towering limestone cliffs, pristine beaches and more than eight hundred species of fish. Go Philippines…
couldnt agree more.
in Philippines i vote:
1.Underground River - Puerto Princessa, Palawan
2.Banaue Rice Terraces - Banaue, Ifugao
3.Chocolate Hills - Carmen - Bohol
4.Tubataha Reef - Palawan
5.Taal Volcano - Batangas
6.Mayon Volcano - Bicol, Albay
7.Subic Bay - Zambales
8.Siargao Island - Surigao del norte
9.Rizal Monument - Manila
10.Mt. Apo - Davao
in other country i vote:
1.Great Wall of China - China
2.Statue of Liberty - U.S.A.
3.St. Basil`s Cathedral - Russia
4.Inca Town of Machu Picchu - Peru
5.Parthenon - Greece
6.Stonehenge - U.K.
7.Colosseum - Italy
8.Pyramid - Egypt
9.Sphinx - Egypt
10.Mayan Pyramid - Mexico
in Philippines i vote:
1.Underground River - Puerto Princessa, Palawan
2.Banaue Rice Terraces - Banaue, Ifugao
3.Chocolate Hills - Carmen - Bohol
4.Tubataha Reef - Palawan
5.Taal Volcano - Batangas
6.Mayon Volcano - Bicol, Albay
7.Subic Bay - Zambales
8.Siargao Island - Surigao del norte
9.Rizal Monument - Manila
10.Mt. Apo - Davao
in other country i vote:
1.Great Wall of China - China
2.Statue of Liberty - U.S.A.
3.St. Basil`s Cathedral - Russia
4.Inca Town of Machu Picchu - Peru
5.Parthenon - Greece
6.Stonehenge - U.K.
7.Colosseum - Italy
8.Pyramid - Egypt
9.Sphinx - Egypt
10.Mayan Pyramid - Mexico
:-)=))=))
the new seven wonder of the world:
- Chichen Itza - Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico
- Christ Redeemer - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Roman Colosseum - Rome, Italy
- Great Wall of China - China
- Machu Picchu - Peru
- Petra - Jordan
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the new seven wonder of the world:
- Chichen Itza - Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico - (before 800 A.D.)
- Christ Redeemer - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil -
(1931)
- Roman Colosseum - Rome, Italy -
(70 - 80 A.D.)
- Great Wall of China - China -
(220 B.C. and 1368 - 1644 A.D.)
- Machu Picchu - Peru -
(1460 -1470)
- Petra - Jordan -
(9 B.C. - 40 A.D.)
- Tah Mahal - Agra, India -
(1630 A.D.)
0ther wonders:
- Acropolis, Greece
- Alhambra, Spain
- Angkor, Cambodia
- Statues of Easter Island, Chile
- Eiffel Tower, France
- Hagia Sophia, Turkey
- Kiyomizu Temple, Japan
- Kremlin/St. Basil, Russia
- Neuschwastein, Germany
- Pyramids of Giza, Egypt
- Statue of Liberty, U.S.A. (United States of America)
- Stonehenge, U.K. (United Kingdom)
- Sydney Opera House, Sydney
- Timbuktu, Mali
Website: http://www.new7wonders.com
Instructions: Point N7W, Click New7Wonder of the World
Thank You
…super ganda tlga ang undergruond river…
boto niu ang sariling atin..dahil dilang ako mismo ngunit tayo mismo ang magpapaunlad ng bansang dapat na ipagmalaki.