One of three successful candidates from Latin America, Machu Picchu is a 15th-century mountain settlement in the Amazon region of Peru.
The ruined city is among the best known remnants of the Inca civilization, which flourished in the Andes region of western South America. The city is thought to have been abandoned following an outbreak of deadly smallpox, a disease introduced in the 1500s by invading Spanish forces.
Hundreds of people gathered at the remote, 7,970-foot-high (2,430-meter-high) site on Saturday to celebrate Machu Picchu's new “seven wonders” status.
The winners were revealed at a soccer stadium in the Portuguese capital, Lisbon, where Machu Picchu reportedly got one of the biggest cheers.
The other two Latin American selections were Christ the Redeemer in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and Chichén Itzá, Mexico.
译文:
秘鲁马丘比丘印加遗址
这是来自拉丁美洲三个成功入围新世界七大奇迹的遗址之一，其中马丘比丘印加遗址在15世纪曾位于秘鲁亚马逊的山脉地区。
在这座被摧毁的城市中，最最有名的就是印加文明，它在西南美的安第斯山脉区域非常盛行。人们认为这个城市的灭亡是由于大规模爆发致命的天花，天花是16世纪西班牙入侵时带入的疾病。
数百人聚集一堂，于周六在7970英尺高（2430米）的遗址庆祝马丘比丘印加遗址获选新“世界七大奇迹”。
获胜者在葡萄牙首都里斯本的足球场宣布，在那里马丘比丘印加遗址获得的此荣誉。
另两个拉丁美洲的“奇迹”建筑是墨西哥奇琴伊察玛雅城邦遗址和巴西里约热内卢基督像。