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Seven Wonders Of The World

Bulgaria Nominated to Host New 7 Wonders

The miraculous rock formations near the northwest Bulgarian town of Belogradchik are currently on second place in the global campaign to select the world's new Seven Wonders. File photo

Bulgaria's capital Sofia is one of the 25 current nominees to become the official host for the declaration of the New Seven Wonders of Nature event in 2011.

The city is competing with locations like Montreal, Las Vegas, Santiago, Dublin, Tokyo, Kuala Lumpur, Manila and others, and even more can be nominated, the e-magazine BalkanTravels.com said.

The official host will be chosen based on criteria, announced by the organizers. The host must be the best and most spectacular location to showcase the biggest event in 2011, and a country and city with the political and strategic ambition to be at the center of the world.

Already in its second phase, the New Seven Wonders of Nature campaign was organized by the New7Wonders Foundation. Currently, 250 natural sites from around the world are competing in seven categories. Voting in this phase continues through July 7, 2009, and can be done at new7wonders.com.

Here you can see Bulgaria's Belogradchik Rocks, nominated in one of the categories for the New7Wonders.

Top 10 Cave Wonders

Carlsbad Caverns National Park

Ranked as the seventh largest cave chamber, its size is 1,219m x 190m with the highest point of nearly 107m.

Colorful stalactites in different forms

Jeita Grotto, Lebanon

Length: 6,200m

The cave is located in the Nahr al-Kalb valley, north of the Lebanese capital Beirut. Besides a top tourist destination, the Jeita grotto also greatly contributes to society and economy.

One of new seven wonders of nature competition

Majlis al Jinn, Moman

Size: 310m x 225m

Height: 120m

An ideal destination for adventurers thanks to complex entrance ways.

Skocjan, the south-west of Slovenia

Known for the vastness of underground halls and unique natural features, it’s a special place among thousands of caves in Slovenia.

It’s been in the UNESCO world heritage list since 1986.

Waitomo, New Zealand

The luminescent light is made from thousands of tiny creatures called Arachnocampa luminosa.

Puerto Princesa, Philippine

This river lies in a jungle on the northern coast of the Palawan’s island, reputed for the longest underground river which is over 8 kilometers in length.

Reed Flute, China

Valued as "The Palace of Natural Arts" in the north-west of Guilin city, it’s marked with extraordinary scenic spots.

The cave is equipped with artificial lighting system to create visual effect.

Cave of The Crystals

Furnished with giant selenite crystals, some of the largest natural crystals ever found, the cave is called Giant Crystal Cave. With the temperature of nearly 58◦C, visitors only endure around 10 minutes at a time.

Eisriesenwelt, Austria

Unlike the heat in Crystals cave, temperature inside Eisriesenwelt is usually below zero. It’s advisable for tourists to bring warm cloths along with them.

Great Ice Embankment and beautiful stalactites

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