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The Story of Puerto Princesa Underground River in Palawan, the Philippines

It all started with 261 nominees in 2007. It was later on trimmed down to 77 in 2009. On July of the same year, there were only 28 finalists in the “New 7 Wonders of Nature” contest founded by Bernard Weber, a Swiss film maker and museum curator. Officially, on November 11, 2011, the new 7 wonders of nature were declared and the Puerto Princesa Underground River was one of them. It was another huge success for the Filipinos! Take a look on these amazing photos of the Puerto Princesa Underground River and let you be the judge if it truly deserves to be one of the "New 7 Wonders of Nature". Before we proceed further, you may want to know: “How the 28 finalists were chosen?” There are actually 7 panel of experts selected by the New 7 Wonders Charter. They are: Prof. Dr. Federico Mayor Zaragoza – Spain Dr. John Francis – USA Simon King – Kenya Ana Paula Tavares – Brazil Bernard Weber – Switzerland Rex Weyler – Canada Prof. Dr. Jan Zima – Czech Republic After selecting the