Inca town ruins voted among new Seven Wonders of the World

Peru : The Inca citadel of Machu Picchu at Cuzco, Peru, was named as one of the new Seven Wonders of the World in a ceremony…

Peru: The Inca citadel of Machu Picchu at Cuzco, Peru, was named as one of the new Seven Wonders of the World in a ceremony in Lisbon on Saturday.

Mexico's Mayan ruins at Chichen Itza, the Colosseum in Rome, the Taj Mahal in India, the Great Wall of China, Petra in Jordan and Brazil's statue of Christ the Redeemer are the other modern-day Seven Wonders elected in an online poll in which one million people cast their vote.

The ancient Seven Wonders all existed more than 2,000 years ago and were clustered in the Mediterranean region. Only one remains today, the Pyramids of Giza.

The originals were selected by one man, believed by many to be ancient Greek writer Antipater of Sidon. Critics of the new list, including Unesco, have said world wonders should not be chosen in a popular vote.