South Korea’s Yeosu Wins 2012 World Expo Bid
South Korea's Yeosu lost out to Shanghai for the 2010 World Expo. But the southwestern Korean city beat out Morocco's Tangier.
Not a small deed considering the World Expo will be hosted in Asia twice within two years.
The vote was 77-63. Wroclaw, Poland was eliminated after the first round of votes.
Votes came from all over – 36 from Europe, 32 from the Americas, 30 from Asia and Oceania, 12 from Middle East and 30 from Africa.
"'The Living Ocean and Coast'' helped the Jeolla Province city top the
other two candidates: Tangier with a cultural, peace-centered theme and Wroclaw focusing on the leisure activities in world economies."
About 10 million people are expected to visit Yeosu to take part in the World's 3rd largest event which stretches over three months.
One thing to look forward to - "Officials are planning to create an eye-catching establishment, comparable to Paris' Eiffel Tower that was built for the 1889 expo, to attract tourists for years to come."
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