This document discusses the results of the New7Wonders Foundation's initiative to name the New Seven Wonders of the World as chosen by popular vote. It lists the seven wonders as: 1) Machu Picchu, an ancient Inca city in Peru; 2) Chichen Itza, a Mayan city in Mexico; 3) the Colosseum in Rome; 4) the Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio de Janeiro; 5) Petra, an archaeological city carved into rock in Jordan; 6) the Taj Mahal in India; and 7) the Great Wall of China. It then questions the validity of this list and provides an alternative list of real wonders as those that allow us to