Amazon Natural Wonders of the World

That the Amazon is the largest river basin in the world, I know. The Amazon is the longest river, flowing, deep and wide on the planet, too. And landscapes, biodiversity and the people who inhabit it are unique. But now is a bit more formal, having been declared by the New 7 Wonders Foundation as one of the seven new Wonders of the World (Taj Mahal). The initiative was launched by Peru four years ago. This country shares the Amazon to Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname and Venezuela , and has consistently been awarded by popular vote among 477 locations around the world. The other new wonders are the Ha-Long Bay (Vietnam), Iguazu Falls (Argentina-Brazil), Jeju Island (South Korea), the island of Komodo (Indonesia), Puerto Princesa Underground River ( Philippines) and Table Mountain (South Africa). Although the contest has been criticized by institutions such as Unesco, which has its own list of World Heritage sites, as they believe that "it is a simple and pure promotion action, completely irrelevant, since the choice does not follow any standard scientific and parameters only tourist guide ", the Peruvian authorities have been distinguished with joy because, although promoted mass tourism will also serve to increase security measures for achieving sustainable tourism and noninvasive. The Director of Tourism Promotion Promperú state, Maria del Carmen Reparaz, has said that now "we make ourselves known as an Amazonian country, an area which by its geographical greatness is going to make ourselves known to the world." currently Peru is recognized internationally as a destination almost exclusively Andean in which the jewel of Machu Picchu dominates everything. Reparaz pointed out that the Amazon River rises in the Andes of southern Peru and that "60% of Peru's Amazon. In Peru not identified as Amazonian country, but now, after this election, has been a very strong investment ". Just days before this appointment, Iberia in the Peruvian capital named one of its Airbus A-340/600 that make Madrid-Lima regular route with the name "Amazon". The Spanish flag carrier flies to Peru without interruption since 1963. The "Amazon" is, along with the "Galapagos Islands" and the "Mexico City", one of only three aircraft from the entire fleet of Iberia with non-Spanish names of places.