The director of the Swiss-registered New7Wonders, Jean-Paul de la Fuente, recently visited South Africa for a site inspection of Table Mountain and to meet potential sponsors and stakeholders of the Table Mountain election campaign.
Table Mountain is shortlisted to be named one of the New 7 Wonders of Nature. It was selected by votes from the public and now needs global support in order to receive enough public votes to win a place in the final seven.
“Every single vote is important, but it is not enough to rely only on South Africans to vote Table Mountain to the top. Table Mountain also needs to engage with the globe. Table Mountain supporters need to realise that its competitors include the Great Barrier Reef in Australia, the Grand Canyon in the USA, the Amazon in South America and Yushan in Chinese Taipei,” said De la Fuente.
“Everyone loves Table Mountain because it is an environmental beacon but it was also a symbol of hope for the forced residents of Robben Island during apartheid. That message needs to be communicated to the globe so that they are reminded of the historic significance of Table Mountain when they choose their list of seven sites online.”
