Perhaps history played an important role, or the sun, which often lands on the wall of the Malecon and adheres to the eclectic buildings and fortifications of Intramuros (walled city). Although it is very likely that it was the sea. A city guarded by sea must have a deserved lead.
Selected from over 1200 cities in over 220 countries, Havana competes with 13 other finalists, to be among the new Seven Wonders of the World Cities, contest organized by Swiss foundation New7Wonders, as announced last July in Lisbon, Portugal.
Currently the voting process is in its final stage, which began on October 7 and will conclude on December 7 this year, a day in which the Seven Wonder Cities of the World is revealed. The traditional way to vote-still on- is through www.new7wonders.com site, although in many countries it is possible to do so through text messaging.
The 14 finalists, according to polls, are Barcelona, Beirut, Chicago, Doha, Durban, Havana, Kuala Lumpur, La Paz, London, Mexico City, Perth, Quito, Reykjavik, and Vigan.
The New7Wonders Foundation based in Switzerland, was founded in 2001 by filmmaker and writer Bernard Weber, with the aim of contributing to the protection of cultural and natural heritage around the world. It is responsible for the election, by voting of the Seven Wonders of the Modern World, elected in 2007, and the Seven Wonders of Nature in 2011. This 2014, Havana was also declared in Sao Paulo, Brazil as the Best tourist Destination for the contest top 10 Tourism that were rewarded by executives, companies and relevant destinations. Who knows if the capital of Cuba, yesteryear half Spanish, half African, but multicultural at all edges, can become a Wonder City of the current World.
