Wonders of the Amazon

New 7 natural Wonders… !

We are all so trilled because the Amazon Rainforest has been nominated as one of the 28 sites that will continue in this quest of being nominated to one of the 7 New Natural Wonders.

We know the world is full of beautiful places, stunning sites, surprising natural heritage, but something very important also is… Awareness of it… how we want this natural wonders to be known and seen… How we want them to be preserved to the future… How we want them to be seen in 50 and 100 years from now… as they are today?… Or better. we need this to be known, we need to understand that we people are the only one who can make the difference… let´s all get involved, a little if we can… A lot if we can also…

Bernard Weber, a Swiss-born Canadian filmmaker, author and adventurer, wanted to contribute to the protection of the world’s manmade and natural heritage. This led him to the formation of the New 7 Wonder Foundation in 2001. The Foundation contributes to the protection and raising the awareness of cultural & natural diversity on our planet.

An expert panel has just nominated 28 sites including the Amazon Rainforest, the Grand Canyon, de Dead Sea, Australia’s Great Barrier Reef, the Galapagos Islands, the Kilimanjaro, the Matterhorn, Angel Waterfall, Sundarbans delta at the mouth of the Ganges River, among others by the votes all of us once did… now is time again to continue this quest to find the finalists sites…

Vote for the New 7 Wonder of Nature: The Amazon Rainforest

You can help the Amazon Rainforest to become as one of the New 7 Wonders of Nature just by giving a click on the following link below:

http://www.vote7.com/n7w

Thank you very much!

The Amazon Rainforest: The Amazon Rainforest, also known as Amazonia, the Amazon jungle or the Amazon Basin, encompasses seven million square kilometers (1.7 billion acres), though the forest itself occupies some 5.5 million square kilometers (1.4 billion acres), located within nine nations. The Amazon represents over half of the planet’s remaining rainforests and comprises the largest and most species-rich tract of tropical rainforest in the world. The Amazon River is the largest river in the world by volume, with a total flow greater than the top ten rivers worldwide combined. It accounts for approximately one-fifth of the total world river flow and has the biggest drainage basin on the planet. Not a single bridge crosses the Amazon.

From: Mariella Balbi

Este bello barco navega por los afluentes del Amazonas rumbo a la reserva natural de Pacaya Samiria, sublime, conmovedora, con “ríos espejo”, delfines rosados, también los grises, testigos de la antigua presencia del mar (hace millones de años, claro está) en la cautivante Amazonía. La reserva alberga más de 500 especies de aves, monos de todo tipo, lagartos, bromelias, orquídeas, árboles espectaculares. El Delfín II es una prueba contundente de que en el Perú hay espacio (desaprovechado) para un turismo triple A que compite perfectamente con el llamado turismo de lujo que existe en muchos países con buenísimos resultados.

Quien esto escribe algún recorrido viajero tiene y es —aunque a muchos les moleste— una crítica de buena fe. Sería mezquino no contar lo espectacular de esta propuesta turística. Imagine un barco tipo Mississippi decorado con un buen gusto pocas veces visto en la hotelería nacional. Elude el cemento, la mole cinco estrellas, pero cuenta con todas las comodidades y más. Rescata la madera y los elementos de la zona, y los convierte en lujo sin caer en la pompa ni en el exceso. Cada detalle está cuidado y los inmensos ventanales de las habitaciones (con el detestable pero necesario aire acondicionado, y fresquísimas sábanas de algodón pima) brindan al viajero la sensación de ser dueño de la Amazonía.

From: A. Ulich

We are back safe and sound and the trip was a rousing success. Thank you. we really have only good things to say but I will give you my comments as a traveler to over 50 countries generally traveling first class.