Text this: DISCOVERY OF THREE z > 6.5 QUASARS IN THE VISTA KILO-DEGREE INFRARED GALAXY (VIKING) SURVEYBased on observations collected at the European Southern Observatory, Chile, programs 179.A-2004, 087.A-0717, 087.A-0890 and 088.A-0897. This paper also includes data gathered with the 6.5 m Magellan Telescopes located at Las Campanas Observatory, Chile.