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Along with Cuba's capital Havana, La Paz (Bolivia), Durban (South Africa), Beirut (Lebanon), Doha (Qatar), Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) and Vigan city (Philippines) are also on the list of 7 Wonder Cities of the world.
For the people of La Habana, this title is also considered a very meaningful gift as this beautiful city just celebrated its 495th birthday a few days ago.
The process of selecting the 7 Wonder Cities of the World lasted more than 2 years, with more than 1,200 cities nominated around the world. Voting was conducted online on the New7Wonders website.
After many rounds of voting with increasingly strict criteria, the number of candidates was reduced to 14 cities and the 7 best names were announced after receiving evaluations from the group of 7 New7Wonders experts and a number of famous experts in the fields of architecture, planning, communication, sociology and economics.
Seven years ago, the New7Wonders organization also held a vote for the New 7 Wonders of the World and selected the representative "faces" including the Statue of Christ the Redeemer (Brazil), the Great Wall of China (China), the Colosseum (Italy), the Taj Mahal (India), Petra (Jordan), Chichen Itza (Mexico) and the ancient city of Machu Pichu (Peru).
Then, in 2011, New7Wonders organized a vote for 7 Natural Wonders of the World including Ha Long Bay (Vietnam), Amazon rainforest (spread over 9 countries in South America), Iguazu Falls (located between Brazil and Argentina), Jeju Island (South Korea), Komodo National Park (Indonesia), Puerto Princesa Underground River (Philippines) and Table Mountain (South Africa).
