Galapagos Islands

The Galapagos Archipelago is located in position number one on the Island category, in the second phase of the New 7 Natural Wonders of the World´s contest, according to the Ministry of Tourism of Ecuador.

This contest is sponsored by the Swiss organization “New7 Wonders”, which started in 2008. Voting in the second phase began on January 1 2009 and will conclude on July 7 2009.

Then, a panel of international experts will choose 21 finalists from 77 worldwide sites rated in the 7 categories established: landscapes and ice formations, islands, mountains and volcanoes, rock formations and valleys, forests, national parks and reserves , lakes, rivers and waterfalls, and seascapes.

In 2011 the New Seven Natural Wonders of the World will be known, therefore the Tourism Ministry of Ecuador invite people to support the Galapagos and Amazonia, entering to the website www.new7wonders.com, and voting for them

Important facts of the Galapagos Islands:

Location
The Galapagos are 1,050 km of the coast of Ecuador.

Archipelago
Consists of 13 large volcanic islands, 6 smaller islands and 107 rocks and islets.