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A band of !Kung hunter-gatherers set out to hunt in the early morning. The !Kung are a part of the San of Southern Africa who are often referred to as Bushmen. They have an unrivalled knowledge of nature and how best to live off the land. They differ in appearance from the rest of black Africa having yellowish skin and being lightly boned, lean and muscular. They speak with four distinct click consonants.The !Kung live in the harsh environment of a vast expanse of flat sand and bush scrub country straddling the Namibia-Botswana border. Until recently, their way of life had remained unchanged for thousands of years. Few now live solely by hunting and gathering.

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A small band of !Kung hunter-gatherers follow fresh tracks of an antelope in the early morning. The !Kung are a part of the San of Southern Africa who are often referred to as Bushmen. They have an unrivalled knowledge of nature and how best to live off the land. They differ in appearance from the rest of black Africa having yellowish skin and being lightly boned, lean and muscular. They speak with four distinct click consonants.The !Kung live in the harsh environment of a vast expanse of flat sand and bush scrub country straddling the Namibia-Botswana border. Until recently, their way of life had remained unchanged for thousands of years. Few now live solely by hunting and gathering.

00008225
A group of !Kung men enjoy a lively, competitive game in which the oldest generation of a hunting band pits its skills against a younger generation. The !Kung are San hunter-gatherers, often referred to as Bushmen. They differ in appearance from the rest of black Africa having yellowish skin and being lightly boned, lean and muscular. They speak with four distinct click consonants.The !Kung live in the harsh environment of a vast expanse of flat sand and bush scrub country straddling the Namibia-Botswana border. Until recently, their way of life had remained unchanged for thousands of years. Few now live solely by hunting and gathering.

00008224
A group of !Kung men enjoy a lively, competitive game in which the oldest generation of a hunting band pits its skills against a younger generation. The !Kung are San hunter-gatherers, often referred to as Bushmen.. They differ in appearance from the rest of black Africa having yellowish skin and being lightly boned, lean and muscular. They speak with four distinct click consonants.The !Kung live in the harsh environment of a vast expanse of flat sand and bush scrub country straddling the Namibia-Botswana border. Until recently, their way of life had remained unchanged for thousands of years. Few now live solely by hunting and gathering.

00008223
Two !Kung elders enjoy a lively, competitive game in which the oldest generation of a hunting band pits its skills against a younger generation. The !Kung are San hunter-gatherers, often referred to as Bushmen.. They differ in appearance from the rest of black Africa having yellowish skin and being lightly boned, lean and muscular. They speak with four distinct click consonants.The !Kung live in the harsh environment of a vast expanse of flat sand and bush scrub country straddling the Namibia-Botswana border. Until recently, their way of life had remained unchanged for thousands of years. Few now live solely by hunting and gathering.

00008222
An old !Kung man. The !Kung are San hunter-gatherers, often referred to as Bushmen. They differ in appearance from the rest of black Africa having yellowish skin and being lightly boned, lean and muscular. They speak with four distinct click consonants.The !Kung live in the harsh environment of a vast expanse of flat sand and bush scrub country straddling the Namibia-Botswana border. Until recently, their way of life had remained unchanged for thousands of years. Few now live solely by hunting and gathering.

00008221
An old !Kung man. The !Kung are San hunter-gatherers, often referred to as Bushmen. They differ in appearance from the rest of black Africa having yellowish skin and being lightly boned, lean and muscular. They speak with four distinct click consonants.The !Kung live in the harsh environment of a vast expanse of flat sand and bush scrub country straddling the Namibia-Botswana border. Until recently, their way of life had remained unchanged for thousands of years. Few now live solely by hunting and gathering.

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An old !Kung woman. The !Kung are San hunter-gatherers, often referred to as Bushmen. They differ in appearance from the rest of black Africa having yellowish skin and being lightly boned, lean and muscular. They speak with four distinct click consonants.The !Kung live in the harsh environment of a vast expanse of flat sand and bush scrub country straddling the Namibia-Botswana border. Until recently, their way of life had remained unchanged for thousands of years. Few now live solely by hunting and gathering.

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An attractive !Kung woman. The !Kung are San hunter-gatherers, often referred to as Bushmen. They differ in appearance from the rest of black Africa having yellowish skin and being lightly boned, lean and muscular. They speak with four distinct click consonants.The !Kung live in the harsh environment of a vast expanse of flat sand and bush scrub country straddling the Namibia-Botswana border. Until recently, their way of life had remained unchanged for thousands of years. Few now live solely by hunting and gathering.

00008218
An old !Kung man straps wooden bells to his legs in readiness for a dance. The !Kung are San hunter-gatherers, often referred to as Bushmen. They differ in appearance from the rest of black Africa having yellowish skin and being lightly boned, lean and muscular. They speak with four distinct click consonants.The !Kung live in the harsh environment of a vast expanse of flat sand and bush scrub country straddling the Namibia-Botswana border. Until recently, their way of life had remained unchanged for thousands of years. Few now live solely by hunting and gathering.

00008217
A !Kung hunter-gatherer rolls wild sisal (Sansevieria) on his thigh to make a bow string. The !Kung people are a part of the San, often referred to as Bushmen. They differ in appearance from the rest of black Africa having yellowish skin and being lightly boned, lean and muscular. They speak with four distinct click consonants.The !Kung live in the harsh environment of a vast expanse of flat sand and bush scrub country straddling the Namibia-Botswana border. Until recently, their way of life had remained unchanged for thousands of years. Few now live solely by hunting and gathering.

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A !Kung hunter-gatherer removes the fibres from wild sisal (Sansevieria) in order to make a bow string. The !Kung people are a part of the San, often referred to as Bushmen. They differ in appearance from the rest of black Africa having yellowish skin and being lightly boned, lean and muscular. They speak with four distinct click consonants.The !Kung live in the harsh environment of a vast expanse of flat sand and bush scrub country straddling the Namibia-Botswana border. Until recently, their way of life had remained unchanged for thousands of years. Few now live solely by hunting and gathering.

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A !Kung hunter-gatherer removes the fibres from wild sisal (Sansevieria) in order to make a bow string. The !Kung people are a part of the San, often referred to as Bushmen. They differ in appearance from the rest of black Africa having yellowish skin and being lightly boned, lean and muscular. They speak with four distinct click consonants.The !Kung live in the harsh environment of a vast expanse of flat sand and bush scrub country straddling the Namibia-Botswana border. Until recently, their way of life had remained unchanged for thousands of years. Few now live solely by hunting and gathering.

00008214
A !Kung hunter-gatherer stands ready to accompany his friends on a hunt. His bow and arrows are kept in a soft leather pouch slung over his shoulder. The !Kung people are a part of the San, often referred to as Bushmen. They differ in appearance from the rest of black Africa having yellowish skin and being lightly boned, lean and muscular. They speak with four distinct click consonants.The !Kung live in the harsh environment of a vast expanse of flat sand and bush scrub country straddling the Namibia-Botswana border. Until recently, their way of life had remained unchanged for thousands of years. Few now live solely by hunting and gathering.

00008213
A !Kung hunter-gatherer checks his bow string, which he has made from the fibres wild sisal (Sansevieria). The !Kung people are a part of the San, often referred to as Bushmen. They differ in appearance from the rest of black Africa having yellowish skin and being lightly boned, lean and muscular. They speak with four distinct click consonants.The !Kung live in the harsh environment of a vast expanse of flat sand and bush scrub country straddling the Namibia-Botswana border. Until recently, their way of life had remained unchanged for thousands of years. Few now live solely by hunting and gathering.

00008212
Watched by his colleague, a !Kung hunter-gatherer carefully sets a guinea fowl trap. The !Kung people are a part of the San, often referred to as Bushmen. They differ in appearance from the rest of black Africa having yellowish skin and being lightly boned, lean and muscular. They speak with four distinct click consonants.The !Kung live in the harsh environment of a vast expanse of flat sand and bush scrub country straddling the Namibia-Botswana border. Until recently, their way of life had remained unchanged for thousands of years. Few now live solely by hunting and gathering.

00008211
A group of !Kung men enjoy a lively, competitive game in which the oldest generation of a hunting band pits its skills against a younger generation. The !Kung are San hunter-gatherers, often referred to as Bushmen. They differ in appearance from the rest of black Africa having yellowish skin and being lightly boned, lean and muscular. They speak with four distinct click consonants.The !Kung live in the harsh environment of a vast expanse of flat sand and bush scrub country straddling the Namibia-Botswana border. Until recently, their way of life had remained unchanged for thousands of years. Few now live solely by hunting and gathering.

00008210
A woman sells rice pancakes from her stall at a street market.

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Shwedagon Pagoda built in the 11th Century and added to in the 18th century. There are over 8000 gold plates covering the pagoda, the top of the spire is encrusted with more than 5000 diamonds and 2000 other precious or semiprecious stones.

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A family take part in a ceremony at Shwedagon Pagoda.

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A family pose for a photograph after taking part in a ceremony at Shwedagon Pagoda.

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Two female monks at Shwedagon Pagoda.

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A !Kung hunter-gatherer. The !Kung people are a part of the San, often referred to as Bushmen. They differ in appearance from the rest of black Africa having yellowish skin and being lightly boned, lean and muscular. They speak with four distinct click consonants.The !Kung live in the harsh environment of a vast expanse of flat sand and bush scrub country straddling the Namibia-Botswana border. Until recently, their way of life had remained unchanged for thousands of years. Few now live solely by hunting and gathering.

00008204
Two !Kung hunter-gatherers light a fire using firesticks . The !Kung people are a part of the San, often referred to as Bushmen. They differ in appearance from the rest of black Africa having yellowish skin and being lightly boned, lean and muscular. They speak with four distinct click consonants.The !Kung live in the harsh environment of a vast expanse of flat sand and bush scrub country straddling the Namibia-Botswana border. Until recently, their way of life had remained unchanged for thousands of years. Few now live solely by hunting and gathering.

00008203
Loading clay amphora beside the Irrawaddy River

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A boy monk gazing out over the rails of a boat on the Irrawaddy River

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A man rows a local wooden boat across the Irrawaddy River at sunset

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Portrait of a local village girl.

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Portrait of local village men showing their elaborate tattoos

00008198
A village girl poles her wooden canoe.

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Fruit and vegetable stalls at a street market

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Mongolia, tortoise monument ruins of the Mongol capital of Karakorum, Upper Orkhon River, founded c.1220 by Ogodei, third son of Genghis Khan. This stone turtle (there are two remaining out of four) is located northwest of the monastry and symbolise eternity and protection. Originally they numbered four, and marked the boundaries of the city of Karakorum. They acted as the basas for inscribed memorial slabs (now missing). The bricks and stones from the ruins of Karakorum were used to build the monumental walls of the Erdene Zuu monastry nearby (and seen in the background here), so in that way the old city lives on.

00008195
Mongolia, Karakorum, Erdene Zuu Monastery. Located in the Orkhon valley in northern Ovorkhangai, Karakorum was formerly a great capital city built by Ogodei Khan (Genghis' successor and third son) in 1235. Erdene Zuu means 'Precious Buddha', since the main object of veneration at Erdene Zuu is the Zandan Zuu (Sandlewood Buddha). It is Mongolia's oldest Buddhist monastery, founded in 1586 by Abtai Khan, and was one of the few monasteries to survive, partly intact, the destruction of religious establishments in the 1930's. From 1941-90 the religious life of the monastery was virtually shut down, and Erdene Zuu became a national museum with no monks in residence. In 1997, the government decided to restore the monastery.

00008194
Mongolia, Karakorum, Erdene Zuu Monastery. Located in the Orkhon valley in northern Ovorkhangai, Karakorum was formerly a great capital city built by Ogodei Khan (Genghis' successor and third son) in 1235. Erdene Zuu means 'Precious Buddha', since the main object of veneration at Erdene Zuu is the Zandan Zuu (Sandlewood Buddha). It is Mongolia's oldest Buddhist monastery, founded in 1586 by Abtai Khan, and was one of the few monasteries to survive, partly intact, the destruction of religious establishments in the 1930's. From 1941-90 the religious life of the monastery was virtually shut down, and Erdene Zuu became a national museum with no monks in residence. In 1997, the government decided to restore the monastery.

00008193
Mongolia, Karakorum, Erdene Zuu Monastery, gravestone walls in the background. This gravestone is either that of Abtai Khan (1554-88) or his grandson Tusheet Khan Gombodorj (father of Zanzabar). Located in the Orkhon valley in northern Ovorkhangai, Karakorum was formerly a great capital city built by Ogodei Khan (Genghis' successor and third son) in 1235. Erdene Zuu means 'Precious Buddha', since the main object of veneration at Erdene Zuu is the Zandan Zuu (Sandlewood Buddha). It is Mongolia's oldest Buddhist monastery, founded in 1586 by Abtai Khan, and was one of the few monasteries to survive, partly intact, the destruction of religious establishments in the 1930's. From 1941-90 the religious life of the monastery was virtually shut down, and Erdene Zuu became a national museum with no monks in residence. In 1997, the government decided to restore the monastery.

00008192
Mongolia, Khentii Mountains, north-west of Ulan Bator (Ulaan Baatar), Mongolian family.The Khentii mountains are under 2,000m and are thickly forested and well watered. The watershed of three huge drainage basins - the Arctic Ocean, the Pacific Ocean and the inland basin of Central Asia - come together at Chandmani Mountain (1,854m) in Khentii Province. The rivers, more than 70 and including the Onon and Kherlen, provide lush scenery but at times they make transport very difficult, especially after rain. The aimag (region) is generally regarded to be the birthplace of Genghis Khan and one of the possible places where he is buried.

00008191
Mongolia, Khentii Mountains, north-west of Ulan Bator (Ulaan Baatar), mares being milked at the end of the day. Summer in Mongolia is known as the 'white season' and herders and nomads work around the clock to process milk - turning it into cheese and a variety of other products to last them through the winter. Fermented mares' milk, known as koumiss, is, most definately the most popular - a slightly fizzy, cheesy beverage which is both refreshing and thirst quenching after a long day's ride.The Khentii mountains are under 2,000m and are thickly forested and well watered. The watershed of three huge drainage basins - the Arctic Ocean, the Pacific Ocean and the inland basin of Central Asia - come together at Chandmani Mountain (1,854m) in Khentii Province. The rivers, more than 70 and including the Onon and Kherlen, provide lush scenery but at times they make transport very difficult, especially after rain. The aimag (region) is generally regarded to be the birthplace of Genghis Khan and one of the possible places where he is buried.

00008190
Mongolia, Khovd (also spelt Hovd) aimag (region), moving ger (Nomad's tent). The Russian name for ger is yurta, from which we get yurt. The ger is a unique model of engineering - an ingenious prefabricated home. The design is deally suited to a Nomadic lifestyle. It combines coolness in summer and warmth in winter. Made mostly of wood and other locally available materials, it can be quickly assembled or taken to pieces, and is easily transported from place to place on camelback, or more often than not these days, by truck.

00008189
Mongolia, Khovd (also spelt Hovd) aimag (region), moving ger (Nomad's tent), taking down the central roof posts. The Russian name for ger is yurta, from which we get yurt. The ger is a unique model of engineering - an ingenious prefabricated home. The design is deally suited to a Nomadic lifestyle. It combines coolness in summer and warmth in winter. Made mostly of wood and other locally available materials, it can be quickly assembled or taken to pieces, and is easily transported from place to place on camelback, or more often than not these days, by truck.

00008188
Mongolia, Khovd (also spelt Hovd) aimag (region), small boy standing inside Kasakh ger (nomad's tent). Elaborate wall hangings dress the interior walls and cover the beds. The Russian name for ger is yurta, from which we get yurt. The ger is a unique model of engineering - an ingenious prefabricated home. The design is deally suited to a Nomadic lifestyle. It combines coolness in summer and warmth in winter. Made mostly of wood and other locally available materials, it can be quickly assembled or taken to pieces, and is easily transported from place to place on camelback, or more often than not these days, by truck.

00008187
Mongolia, Khentii Mountains, north-west of Ulan Bator (Ulaan Baatar), Tuvshin, Mongolian guide.The Khentii mountains are under 2,000m and are thickly forested and well watered. The watershed of three huge drainage basins - the Arctic Ocean, the Pacific Ocean and the inland basin of Central Asia - come together at Chandmani Mountain (1,854m) in Khentii Province. The rivers, more than 70 and including the Onon and Kherlen, provide lush scenery but at times they make transport very difficult, especially after rain. The aimag (region) is generally regarded to be the birthplace of Genghis Khan and one of the possible places where he is buried.

00008186
Mongolia, Khentii Mountains, north-west of Ulan Bator (Ulaan Baatar), ponycart.The Khentii mountains are under 2,000m and are thickly forested and well watered. The watershed of three huge drainage basins - the Arctic Ocean, the Pacific Ocean and the inland basin of Central Asia - come together at Chandmani Mountain (1,854m) in Khentii Province. The rivers, more than 70 and including the Onon and Kherlen, provide lush scenery but at times they make transport very difficult, especially after rain. The aimag (region) is generally regarded to be the birthplace of Genghis Khan and one of the possible places where he is buried.

00008185
Mongolia, Khentii Mountains, north-west of Ulan Bator (Ulaan Baatar), at the top of Burkhan Khaldun.

00008184
Mongolia, Khentii Mountains, north-west of Ulan Bator (Ulaan Baatar), Mongolian man with child.The Khentii mountains are under 2,000m and are thickly forested and well watered. The watershed of three huge drainage basins - the Arctic Ocean, the Pacific Ocean and the inland basin of Central Asia - come together at Chandmani Mountain (1,854m) in Khentii Province. The rivers, more than 70 and including the Onon and Kherlen, provide lush scenery but at times they make transport very difficult, especially after rain. The aimag (region) is generally regarded to be the birthplace of Genghis Khan and one of the possible places where he is buried.

00008183
Mongolia, Khovd (also spelt Hovd) aimag (region), family assembled outside ger (Nomad's tent). The Russian name for ger is yurta, from which we get yurt. The ger is a unique model of engineering - an ingenious prefabricated home. The design is deally suited to a Nomadic lifestyle. It combines coolness in summer and warmth in winter. Made mostly of wood and other locally available materials, it can be quickly assembled or taken to pieces, and is easily transported from place to place on camelback, or more often than not these days, by truck. Note the beautiful Kasakh textile hanging on the outside of the ger as a dropback to the photograph.

00008182
Mongolia, Khovd (also spelt Hovd) aimag (region), locals drinking tea.

00008181
Mongolia, Khovd (also spelt Hovd) aimag (region), four men on horseback.

00008180
Mongolia, Khovd (also spelt Hovd) aimag (region), Kasakh hunter with eagle by the Khovd River, with a small child. Eagles are trained by the Kasakh people of Western Mongolia and used in hunting foxes and smaller steppe creatures for the pot.

00008179
Mongolia, Khovd (also spelt Hovd) aimag (region), young Mongolian boy on a horse.

00008178
Mongolia, Karakorum, Erdene Zuu Monastery, deer and radiating wheel on roof of entrance. Located in the Orkhon valley in northern Ovorkhangai, Karakorum was formerly a great capital city built by Ogodei Khan (Genghis' successor and third son) in 1235. Erdene Zuu means 'Precious Buddha', since the main object of veneration at Erdene Zuu is the Zandan Zuu (Sandlewood Buddha). It is Mongolia's oldest Buddhist monastery, founded in 1586 by Abtai Khan, and was one of the few monasteries to survive, partly intact, the destruction of religious establishments in the 1930's. From 1941-90 the religious life of the monastery was virtually shut down, and Erdene Zuu became a national museum with no monks in residence. In 1997, the government decided to restore the monastery.

00008177
Mongolia, Khovd (also spelt Hovd) aimag (region), ger and goats in the foreground.

00008176
Mongolia, Khovd (also spelt Hovd) aimag (region), Mongolian man on ahorse.

00008175
Mongolia, Khovd (also spelt Hovd) aimag (region), Naadem festival, archery.Held annually in July, the great Naadem festival is a thrilling three-day sporting event that has been happening for centuries. In Genghis Khan's time it happened at different times of the year, particularly in summer. Since 1922, when Sukhbaatar ordered a naadem to mark the first aanniversary of the revolution on July 11th it has been held annually from July 11-13. The festival highlights Mongolia's 'three manly sports' - horseracing, wrestling and archery. Women also compete (except the wrestling contests) with just as much courage and daring as the men. The root of the word naadem (games festival) comes from naadakh, which means to play or have fun.

00008174
Mongolia, Khovd (also spelt Hovd) aimag (region), Naadem festival, archery.Held annually in July, the great Naadem festival is a thrilling three-day sporting event that has been happening for centuries. In Genghis Khan's time it happened at different times of the year, particularly in summer. Since 1922, when Sukhbaatar ordered a naadem to mark the first aanniversary of the revolution on July 11th it has been held annually from July 11-13. The festival highlights Mongolia's 'three manly sports' - horseracing, wrestling and archery. Women also compete (except the wrestling contests) with just as much courage and daring as the men. The root of the word naadem (games festival) comes from naadakh, which means to play or have fun.

00008173
Mongolia, Khovd (also spelt Hovd) aimag (region), shoeing a pony Mongolian style.

00008172
Mongolia, Khovd (also spelt Hovd) aimag (region), Kasakh girl with horse.

00008171
Mongolia, Khovd (also spelt Hovd) aimag (region), Kasakh hunter with eagle. Eagles are trained by the Kasakh people of Western Mongolia and used in hunting foxes and smaller steppe creatures for the pot.

00008170
Mongolia, Khovd (also spelt Hovd) aimag (region), family outside ger (Nomad's tent). The Russian name for ger is yurta, from which we get yurt. The ger is a unique model of engineering - an ingenious prefabricated home. The design is deally suited to a Nomadic lifestyle. It combines coolness in summer and warmth in winter. Made mostly of wood and other locally available materials, it can be quickly assembled or taken to pieces, and is easily transported from place to place on camelback, or more often than not these days, by truck.

00008169
Mongolia, Khovd (also spelt Hovd) aimag (region), Mongolian man on horse.

00008168
Erik Van Vliet, Vice Chairman of Kenya Flyfishers Club, with a nice rainbow caught on Lake Alice.

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Cliffs rise above Lake Alice, dwarfing fishermen casting from the shore.

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A good sized rainbow trout caught on a fly on Lake Alice.

00008165
Fly rod & flybox beside Lake Alice, 3,500m.

00008164
Preparing the catch of rainbow trout from Lake Alice, ready for the walk back down to Lake Rutundu Lodge.

00008163
Sundowners in the Mara for guests at Cheli & Peacock's Mara Camp.

00008162
Cocktails beside the Ewaso Nyiro River on a mobile safari.

00008161
Fly-fishing for trout on Lake Rutundu.

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Lake Alice fills the Ithanguni crater on the eastern shoulder of the massif at 3,500m. It offers superb fishing for rainbow trout.

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Lake Alice fills the Ithanguni crater on the eastern shoulder of the massif at 3,500m. It offers superb fishing for rainbow trout.

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Playing a rainbow trout in the clear blue water of Lake Alice, 3,500m.

00008157
Samburu moran (warrior) tries the feel of a shotgun at the end of a bird shooting safari.

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Lizard on log

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Service in the bush - kerosene lanterns light the pathway to your tent on a mobile safari.

00008154
Safari guide pours coffee, Elsa's Kopje.

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Shooting guinea fowl on a bird shooting safari.

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Mobile safari in Kenya with Samburu moran warriors as game spotters.

00008151
Ruddy turnstone (Arenaria interpres) on its nest on the tundra

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Willow ptarmigan with chick (Lagopus lagopus) on the tundra

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Willow ptarmigan changing from winter to summer plumage

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Vast herds of caribou (Rangifer tarandus) feed on the tundra and muskeg of the North Slope

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Vast herds of caribou (Rangifer tarandus) feed on the tundra and muskeg of the North Slope.

00008145
A nomad walks through the desert with his camel.

00008144
Fresh Scallops

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A meadow of Wild Sweet Pea (Hedysarum mackenzii) beside the Kongakut river

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In spring, lupins form carpets of colour across the tundra Arctic

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A light dusting of snow emphasizes the contours of the Sadlerochit Mountains, the northernmost peaks of the Brooks Range

00008140
The sea ice during spring break-up in the Beaufort Sea off the coast of ANWR.

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A Snowy owl (Nyctea scandiaca) on its nest on the tundra

00008138
American Golden Plover (Pluvialis dominica) on its nest on the tundra

00008137
Mehariste, "Soldier Of The Desert", in traditional costume. Usually they would wear a uniform.

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Meharistes, "Soldiers Of The Desert", preparing for their annual camel race. All are in traditional costume especially for the occasion. Usually they would wear a uniform.

00008135
Meharistes', "Soldiers Of The Desert", annual camel race. A Mehariste on his camel ready for the the start of the race.All the jockeys are in traditional costume especially for the occasion. Usually they would wear a uniform.

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Children sitting at the roadside near their village.

00008133
View of Nouakchott City.Nouakchott, Trarza Region, MauritaniaMAUHubert Moal

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View of Nouakchott City.Nouakchott, Trarza Region, MauritaniaMAUHubert Moal

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View of Nouakchott City.Nouakchott, Trarza Region, MauritaniaMAUHubert Moal

00008130
Local women sewing a traditional Mauritanian tent. The art of making tents is traditionally the duty of the Mauritanian women.

00008129
Shepherd / Goat Breeder in the desert

00008128
Three young boys infront of their home. (Straw Hut)

00008127
Square stone construction house built within a stone wall.

00008126
Mountain road from Atar to Chinguetti showing the rugged landscape and rough terrain.

00008125
Mauritanian guide in the desert.

00008124
Camels and horses, along with sheep and goats, are part of the fabric of traditional Bedouin life.

00008123
A young Bedouin strums his lute.

00008122
A Bedouin shephard stands on the edge of Wadi Musa eyeing her family's grazing goats.

00008121
View of the Khazneh, or Treasury, one of Petra's most celebrated monuments.

00008120
Many Bedouin who live among the ruins of Petra still get around by traditional means.

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A Bedouin woman carries her child home amidst the spectacular landscapes of ancient Petra.

00008118
Just a few of Petra's ancient dwellings remain inhabited by Bedouin but those that are often have simply painted doorways.

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Many Bedouin prefer living in Petra's ancient caves excavated into hills and cliffs to purpose-built villages that fringe the site.

00008116
A Bedouin woman tends to domestic chores amidst unusual living conditions.

00008115
Camels and horses, along with sheep and goats, are part of the fabric of traditional Bedouin life.

00008114
Local children visit the 14th century church of Tsminda Sameba, or Holy Trinity, which stands admist the spectacular Caucasus.

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The 17th century fortified church complex of Ananauri stands by the noth-western head of the Zhinvali Reservoir.

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Metekhi Church and the equestrian statue of Vakhtang Gorgasali overlook the Mtkvari River.

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View over the city from the Narikala Citadel.

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Built in 1880, the fine City Hall still dominates Freedom Square (called Lenin Square until 1990).

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A Bedouin woman leaves her ancient home on the fringes of the ruined city.

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View of the so-called "Royal Tombs" from the path to the High Place of Sacrifice, a flat-topped ridge once used for animal sacrifice. This trail is one of Petra's classic walks.

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Large wine jars, or kvevri, reflect the importance of wine in Georgian culture.

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The tiny house in which Joseph Stalin (a Georgian) was born now stands beneath a protective pavilion beside the huge Stalin Museum in Gori, his birthplace.

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Georgian drinking sign. Geogian feasts are traditionally led by a tamada, or toastmaster, though few drink from horn-cups.

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The entrance to the 11th century Sveti Tskhoveli cathedral, among the holiest of Georgia's churches and built on the alleged site of the palace of the Iverian kings.

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The 14th century church of Tsminda Sameba, or Holy Trinity, stands high above the town of Kazbegi amist the spectacular Caucasus.

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The 14th century church of Tsminda Sameba, or Holy Trinity, stands high above the town of Kazbegi amist the spectacular Caucasus.

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The 14th century church of Tsminda Sameba, or Holy Trinity, stands high above the town of Kazbegi amist the spectacular Caucasus.

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Hikers soak up views of the high Caucasus above Mestia.

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A carved wooden stable door in Ushguli; the common spiral motif is thought to represent the sun.

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Defensive towers in upper Ushguli village are among the best preserved in Svaneti.

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Mt Shkhara, a 5068m peak on the frontier with Russia, dominates the skyline at Ushguli, reputedly Europe's highest permanently inhabited village.

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Mt Shkhara, a 5068m peak on the frontier with Russia, dominates the skyline at Ushguli, reputedly Europe's highest permanently inhabited village.

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Defensive towers in upper Ushguli village are among the best preserved in Svaneti.

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12th century ruins of the cave-city and monastery of Vardzia honey-comb a remote hillside above the Mtkvari River.

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Beyond the walls of Bebris-tsikhe castle near Mtskheta, the 7th centry Dzhvari Church crowns a hill above the Aragvi River.

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Distinctive defensive towers- which echo the Svans old warlike and feuding ways- dot the hills at Mestia.

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Cattle drink from a small alpine pond in the mountains above Mestia.

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Dog team being prepared in the morning with snow mobile and dog sleds in foreground.

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Climbers haul loads in pulks and rucksacks up the lower slopes of Mount McKinley

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Climbers on Mount McKinley

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'Welcome to the Ice Hotel' sign, carved in ice at night time in front of the hotel. Arctic Circle, Northern Sweden.

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Main entrance to the Ice Hotel sign, carved in ice, at night time in front of the Ice Hotel in Kiruna. Arctic Circle, Northern Sweden.

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Ice carved replica of the Globe Theatre, where Shakespeare plays are performed with the Ice Hotel in the background, Kiruna.

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People drinking in the main bar of the Ice Hotel, Kiruna. Arctic Circle, Northern Sweden.

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Snow mobile viewed from the front, Soppero.

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View over the front of a snowmobile on a trail through snow

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Detail of Lapp/Saami woman, Britt Marie, in traditional clothing with red barn behind them at Soppero.

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Detail of Lapp/Saami couple, Per Nils and Britt Marie, in traditional clothing with red barn behind them at Soppero. Arctic Circle, Northern Sweden.

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Sunset in pine forest in Jekkele.

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Sunset in pine forest in Jekkele. Arctic Circle, Northern Sweden.

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'Welcome to the Ice Hotel' sign, carved in ice at night time in front of the hotel.

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Husky, 'Frodo' playing with musher, Espen Prestbakmo, at Soppero.

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Sled dogs 'Hiko' and 'Mika', resting in the snow with sled in the background.

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Sled dogs 'Hiko' and 'Mika', resting in the snow with sled in the background. Arctic Circle, Northern Sweden.

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Renaissance building facade on Charles Street (Karlova), with the spires and hexagonal dome belonging to the Holy Saviour (Kostel Sv Salvatora) in the background. The Church of the Holy Saviour is part of the huge Clementinum complex. Its facade dominates the eastern end of the Knights of the Cross Square (Krizovnicke Namesti). It was built in 1601 and has seven large statues of saints by Jan Bendl (1659) and is dramatically lit up at night.Note the Corinthian Columns on the building facade, a common architectural style used during the Renaissance period.

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View of the Strahov Monastery (Strahovsky Klaster) in Hradcany.Founded in 1140 by an austere religious order, the Pre-monstratensians, Srahov rivalled the seat of the Czech sovereign in size. Destroyed by fire in 1258, it was rebuilt in a Gothic style, with later Baroque additions. It has a famous library which is over 800 years old and is still one of the finest in Bohemia. Srahov also escaped Joseph II's 1783 dissolution of the monasteries by changing its library into a research institute. It is now a working monastery and museum.

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Statue of St Barbara, St Margaret and St Elizabeth,1707. On the Charles Bridge (Karluv Most).Prague's most familiar monument, now a haven for craft and trinket stalls, connects the Old Town with the Little Quarter. Until 1741, Charles Bridge was the only crossing over the Vltava. It is 520m (1,706ft) long and is built of sandstone blocks, rumoured to be strengthened by mixing mortar with eggs. The bridge was commissioned by Charles IV in 137 to replace the Judith Bridge and built by Peter Parler. The bridge's original decoration was a simple cross. The first statue, of St John Nepomuk, was added in 1683, inspired by Bernini's sculptures on Rome's Ponte Sant'Angelo. Many of the statues on the bridge have been replaced with copies; the originals are kept in the Lapidarium of the National Museum.

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Young girl and beach shelter, Skeleton Coast, south of Swakopmund, Namibia.

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The Europa's flamboyant exterior outshines all its neighbours in Wenceslas Square. It is the most beautiful hotel in Prague with superb Art Nouveau decoration. The wonderful old dining room boasts some stunning glass work and the hotel's cafe/bar is the most famous in Prague.

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Church of our Lady before Tyn, (Kostel Panny Marie Pred Tynem) in Staromestske namesti (Old Town Square) (also spelt Stare Mesto), Prague, Czech Republic. Close up of steeples with Christmas tree. Dominating the Old Town Square are the magnificent steeples of this historic church. The present Gothic Church was started in 1365 and soon became associated with the reform movement in Bohemia. From the early 15th century until 1620 Tyn was the main Hussite Church in Prague. It was completed during the reign of George of Podebrady (1436-71), the one and only Hussite King of Bohemia. He adorned the high stone gable with a statue of himself and a giant gilded kalich (chalice), the mascot of all Hussite sects. After the Protestants' crushing defeat at the Battle of Bila Hora, the chalice was melted down to provide a newly ensconced statue of the Virgin Mary with a golden halo. The Danish astrologer Tycho Brahe (1546-1601) is buried in Tyn Church.

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Detail of Lapp/Saami couple, Per Nils and Britt Marie, in traditional clothing with red barn behind them at Soppero.

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Range of fabrics designed and manufactured in the Luangwa Valley by Tribal Textiles displayed by small boy with toy car.

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Getting close to elephants along the Zambesi River in a canoe from Mana Pools in Zimbabwe

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Guide from Sausage Tree Camp on a canoeing safari in the Chifungulu Channel.

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A walking safari watch from a safe distance as an elephant reaches up to feed on an acacia.

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Elephants cross the Zambezi River.

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Elephants on an island in the Zambezi River.

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Elephant on an island in the Zambezi River.

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Range of fabrics designed and manufactured in the Luangwa Valley by Tribal Textiles displayed at local village.

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Game walk on an island in the Zambezi watches elephant bulls sparring.

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Elephant bulls sparring on an island in the Zambezi River.

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Young guest on Robin Pope Safaris' family safari, plays netball with African children.

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African children drum and dance watched by young guests on Robin Pope Safaris' family holiday.

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Canoe safari from Sausage Tree camp gets close to a bull elephant feeding alongside the Chifungulu Channel.

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A grey wolf (Canus Iupus). Due to their natural shyness and sensitivity to human development they can be hard to spot. Shaded from black to white, they tend to live in packs of six to twelve, sometimes up to thirty.

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. Victoria Falls.

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The River Club - Johnson, one of the waiters.

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Game viewing by boat.

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Elephants drink from the channel outside camp.

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Game walk on an island in the Zambezi encounters elephant.

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A young moose (Alces Alces) begs for food at Mcdonalds in Homer.

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A brown bear (Ursus Arctos) can be identified by the shoulder hump and broad stubby face. Also known as the grizzly or Kodiak bear.

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Close up of a bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus). The white feather hood gives them the appearence of being bald.

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A male, bull, caribou (Rangifer tarandus) grazing. Members of the deer family caribou are half the size of moose. Both the male and female caribou grow antlers which are shed each year. It is unique in the deer family for the Caribou females to have antlers. In the Maine Algonquin dialect caribou means 'scraping hooves'.

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Shorebird migration, Hartney Bay, near Cordova. Western Sandpipers and Dunlin.

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A grey wolf (Canus Iupus) looks out from the forest. Due to their natural shyness and sensitivity to human development they can be hard to spot. Shaded from black to white, they tend to live in packs of six to twelve, sometimes up to thirty.

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A sign for hunters to stop at the Dalton Highway bridge with Oil pipeline in distance

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A male, bull, moose (Alces Alces) with an impressive rack of antlers.

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A bull moose (Alces Alces) in Denali National Park, it is Autumn when the antlers are at their peak.

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A bull moose (Alces Alces) wades for aquatic vegetation.

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Clinging ton a ridge of the Jebel Haouaia, the ruined and mostly abandoned Berber village of Chenini is one of southern Tunisia's most evocative sights

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Bettles a community in Arctic Alaska - Sourdough Outfitters provide the equipment

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Street scene

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Mural on wall

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The Dalton Highway bridge known as the Haul Road follows the pipeline and is the only bridge across the Yukon in Alaska

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Market stalls sell lace covered flower baskets, brass hookahs and ornaments and mens clothes in the medina

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Market stalls sell blankets, rugs, and bric a brac in the medina

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Market stalls sell ceramics, jewellery and bric a brac in the medina

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Standing on a ridge of the Jebel Haouaia, the ruined and abandoned Berber village of Guermessa is one of southern Tunisia's most evocative sights

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View across the medina towards the 19th century minaret of the Jemmaa Zitouna or Great Mosque

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View through a wrought iron screen across the medina towards the 19th century minaret of the Jemmaa Zitouna or Great Mosque

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A bread stall on a hand cart in the medina

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A vegetable stall in the medina

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An old man walks down a quiet side street in Ezcaray

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Ice skating on a frozen lake in front of a popular cafe

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The start of the children's ski races

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Children queuing at the start of downhill races

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A young skier on the slalom course

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The gleaming former British Embassy stands on the southern edge of the medina by Bab el Bahr, or Sea Gate

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A matador goads the bull to charge with his cape during a bullfight in Autol

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A matador goads the bull to charge with her cape during a bullfight in Autol. In honour of the Women's Day Fiesta it is a female matadora.

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A matador goads the bull to charge with her cape during a bullfight in Autol. In honour of the Women's Day Fiesta it is a female matadora.

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At the end of a bull fight in Autol, young steers are released into the ring and local children and young men display their courage by enticing the steer to charge them before leaping to safety

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At the end of a bull fight in Autol, two boys undergo a test of courage by lying motionless in a double bed in the middle of the bullfighting ring while their friends goad a steer to charge as close as they can to the bed

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The Statue of the Virgin looks down on the terracotta tiled rooftops of the old part of Quel from its commanding position on the clifftop above the town

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Female spectators gather and sing before a bullfight on the Fiesta of Women's Day in the bull fighting ring of Autol

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Spectators watch as a bull enters the ring at the start of a bullfight in Autol

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A matador stands ready with his cape at a bullfight in Autol

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A matador stands ready with his cape at a bullfight in Autol

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Statue of a dinosaur at the site of dinosaur footprints at La Virgen del Campo. La Rioja Baja conserves some of the most important ichnite remains, fossils and dinosaur footprints in the world.

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Statues of three dinosaurs at the site of dinosaur footprints at La Virgen del Campo. La Rioja Baja conserves some of the most important ichnite remains, fossils and dinosaur footprints in the world.

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A leather wineskin hanging at a market stall in Quel

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Quel's mediaeval castle looks down on the old town of Quel and the Cidacos Valley from its commanding position on the clifftop above the town

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Quel's mediaeval castle looks down on the old town of Quel and the Cidacos Valley from its commanding position on the clifftop above the town

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The Monastery of Suso at San Millan de la Cogolla was built to commemorate a hermit saint called Millan who lived in caves on the spot devoting his life to prayer in the 4th & 5th centuries AD.

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The Monastery of Yuso at San Millan de la Cogolla was built in the 16th & 17th Centuries. In its time favoured by the Kings of Navarra, it has passed from Benedictine to Augustinian Monks and houses a great library.

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Hermita de la Concepcion, a hermitage on the way in to the village of Enciso is dedicated to the Virgin of the countryside. Near the hermitage is the village "pillar of rights" where in mediaeval times public punishment would be administered including hangings

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Imprints of dinosaur footprints left fossilised in the rock at La Virgin del Campo. La Rioja Baja conserves some of the most important ichnite remains, fossils and dinosaur footprints in the world.

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Imprints of dinosaur footprints left fossilised in the rock at La Virgin del Campo. La Rioja Baja conserves some of the most important ichnite remains, fossils and dinosaur footprints in the world.

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A walker hikes along the Najerilla Valley in front of high sandstone cliffs

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A walker hikes along the Najerilla Valley in front of high sandstone cliffs

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A neatly stacked log pile in front of the pretty village of Matute in the Najerilla Valley

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The 16th Century stone parish church of Saint Servando and Saint German rises above the village of Arnedillo in the Cidacos Valley. Arnedillo is famous for its spa waters

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A walker in the rustic Najerilla Valley near to San Millan de la Cogolla

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A walker stands beside a sculpture of a teacup and spoon on the natural sculpture trail that leads through the black pine forest of Parque Natural Sierra de Cebollera

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The Monastery of Santa Maria de Valvanera sits in a quiet side valley of the Rio Najerilla. Dating back as far as the 9th Century, the current temple was built in the 15th century with additions to the monastery in the 20th Century

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An arched cloister in The Monastery of Santa Maria de Valvanera sits in a quiet side valley of the Rio Najerilla. Dating back as far as the 9th Century, the current temple was built in the 15th century with additions to the monastery in the 20th Century

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A walker hikes along the Najerilla Valley in front of high sandstone cliffs

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The 15th Century church in Najera has distinctive reddish brick and rounded buttresses. Najera beccame the seat of the Kings of Navarra after the Moors took Pamplona in 918AD. It is one of the towns pilgrims visit along the Camino de Santiago.

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A bronze waterspout on a drinking water fountain in the village of Ortigosa

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A shop sign advertising sausage and pate for sale in the village of Ortigosa

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An old cobbled bridge, dating back to medieval times, crosses the Rio Iregua to reach the whitewashed houses of Villanueva de Cameros

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The tiled roofs of the houses and village church of Villoslada de Cameros look down on the Iregua Valley

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The staff, gourd and scallop shell of a pilgrim following the St James's Way

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A statue of Santo Domingo over the portal of the cathedral of Santo Domingo, an important stop for pilgrims following the St James's Way. The cathedral is a magnificent example of protgothic architcture with a more recent Baroque tower

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A bunch of red peppers hand from a window

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The 15th Century church in Najera has distinctive reddish brick and rounded buttresses. Najera beccame the seat of the Kings of Navarra after the Moors took Pamplona in 918AD. It is one of the towns pilgrims visit along the Camino de Santiago.

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The 15th Century church in Najera has distinctive reddish brick and rounded buttresses. Najera beccame the seat of the Kings of Navarra after the Moors took Pamplona in 918AD. It is one of the towns pilgrims visit along the Camino de Santiago.

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The striking architecture of Ysios winery, designed by world renowned architect Santiago Calatrava, mirrors the undulations of the limestone mountains of the Sierra de Cantabria rising behind

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The striking centre-piece Ysios winery, designed by world renowned architect Santiago Calatrava, protrudes from the undulating aluminium roof like the prow of a ship

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A Roman bridge crosses the Rio Tiron in the small village of Cihuri

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Gigantic plaster heads are processed through the streets of the village of Castanares during the festival of Giants and Bigheads (Gigantes y Cabezados)

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Gigantic plaster heads are processed through the streets of the village of Castanares during the festival of Giants and Bigheads (Gigantes y Cabezados)

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A trumpeter plays charanga to accompany Gigantic plaster heads as they are processed through the streets of the village of Castanares during the festival of Giants and Bigheads (Gigantes y Cabezados)

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The ornate carved portal of San Esteban Protomartir, the Catholic church in Abalos.

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A trumpeter in a small brass band plays charanga in Abalos at the wine-tasting festival of the Day of Open doors (Jornadade Puertas Abiertas).

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The striking architecture of Ysios winery, designed by world renowned architect Santiago Calatrava, mirrors the undulations of the limestone mountains of the Sierra de Cantabria rising behind

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The striking architecture of Ysios winery, designed by world renowned architect Santiago Calatrava, mirrors the undulations of the limestone mountains of the Sierra de Cantabria rising behind

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Chozo de Puerto Rubio, an old beehive-shaped shepherd's hut, now surrounded by vineyards

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A walker approaches the 13th Century Castillo de Davalillo set on a hilltop with commanding views over the Ebro Valley. Now surrounded by peaceful vineyards, it was once a strategic defensive position. San Vicente de la Sonsierra can just be seen in the distance.

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The heavily buttressed walls of the 13th Century Castillo de Davalillo are set on a hilltop with commanding views over the Ebro Valley. Now surrounded by peaceful vineyards, it was once a strategic defensive position.

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A walker follows a quiet path through the vineyards of the Ebro Valley up towards the hilltop fort , Castillo de Davalillo. Built in the 13th Century in a commanding position, it was once a strategic defensive position.

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A walker follows a quiet path through the vineyards of the Ebro Valley up towards the hilltop fort , Castillo de Davalillo. Built in the 13th Century in a commanding position, it was once a strategic defensive position.

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The church of the hilltop village of San Vicente rises high above the Ebro Valley

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The church of the small hilltop village of Briones has an imposing tower.

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The chapel of Santa Maria de la Piscina, built by Ramiro Sanchez, a Navarran knight returning from the First Crusade to honour the Holy Pool of Jerusalem, sits amongst the vineyards near the village of Pecina

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Ancient graves carved out of the solid rock lie alongside circular pits used for tramping grapes beside the small chapel of Santa Maria de la Piscina in the countryside near Pecina

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Grapes on the vine in a vineyard in the Ebro Valley will be harvested to produce the region's famous Rioja wine

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The entrance to Muga Winery is covered by a vine and flanked by stone and ceramic flower pots

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A statue of girls and children holding grapes to celebrate the wine harvest stands beside the entrance to Muga Winery on a stone plinth surrounded by flower pots

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The door of one of the winery warehouses at the old railway siding at Haro previously used by the wineries to transport the Rioja wine to Bilbao

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The hilltop village of San Vicente seen from one of the stone crosses that represent the Twelve Stations of the Cross. San Vicente is known for its guild of flagellants who process along the stations of the cross whipping themselves in penance as they go.

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A poster advertising a bull fight in Haro.

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During festivals, older children don gigantic plaster heads (Gigantes y Cabezados) which they processed around the town chasing the younger children along the way

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Sign for La Rioja Alta winery

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Wrought iron gate at the entrance to La Rioja Alta winery

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The distinctive tower of Vina Tondonia winery

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A newsstand amidst the magnificent mansions in the old part of Haro

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Ornate shuttered windows and balustrades on a mansion in the old part of Haro

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The elegant carved portal of the 16th Century church of Santo Tomas in Haro.

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Carved figurines of two of the Twelve Apostles which surround the elegant carved portal of the 16th Century church of Santo Tomas in Haro.

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A poster advertising a bull fight in Haro.

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Wine barrels are laid out in artistic curves at Ysios winery. This modern, almost futuristic winery was designed by world-renowned architect, Santiago Calatrava

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Wine barrels are laid out in artistic curves at Ysios winery. This modern, almost futuristic winery was designed by world-renowned architect, Santiago Calatrava

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Wine barrels are laid out in artistic curves at Ysios winery. This modern, almost futuristic winery was designed by world-renowned architect, Santiago Calatrava

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Wine barrels are laid out in artistic curves at Ysios winery. This modern, almost futuristic winery was designed by world-renowned architect, Santiago Calatrava

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Bottles of Rioja wine are stored in huge racks at Ysios winery. This modern, almost futuristic winery was designed by world-renowned architect, Santiago Calatrava

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Details of carved armorial shields and a window and wrought iron balcony on a mansion in Haro

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The impressive carved portica of the renaissance convent of La Piedad looks across the courtyard at the recently converted hotel, Senorio de Casalareinna converted from part of the convent

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The impressive carved portica of the renaissance convent of La Piedad looks across the courtyard at the recently converted hotel, Senorio de Casalareinna converted from part fo the convent

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The impressive carved portica of the renaissance convent of La Piedad looks across the courtyard at the recently converted hotel, Senorio de Casalareinna converted from part fo the convent

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Stainless steel maturation vats in Ysios winery. This modern, almost futuristic winery was designed by one of Spain's best known architects, Santiago Calatrava

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The foreman of works inspects barrels of Rioja wine in the underground cellars at Muga winery

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The foreman of works inspects barrels of Rioja wine in the underground cellars at Muga winery

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Barrels of Rioja wine in the underground cellars at Muga winery

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Barrels of Rioja wine in the underground cellars at Muga winery

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Barrels of Rioja wine in the underground cellars at Muga winery

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A bottle of Vina Hermosa Reserva 2001 in the wine cellar at the family owned Vina Hermosa winery. 2001 is deemed to have been one of the best years in the history of Rioja wine.

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Bottles of Vina Hermosa Reserva 2001 lie in a crate ready for labelling in the wine cellar at the family owned Vina Hermosa winery. 2001 is deemed to have been one of the best years in the history of Rioja wine.

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Tools for making wine barrels in the cooper's workshop at Muga winery

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Bottles of Muga Reserva and Torre Muga on top of new wine barrels at Muga winery

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All the Rioja wine at Muga winery is aged in oak casks in underground cellars

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An old bottling machine inside a disused winery in the village of Abalos

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Wine barrels in an underground cellar at Bodega Real Divisa winery in the village of Abalos. This is one of the oldest wineries in Spain dating back to the 14th Century.

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Racks of wine bottles maturing in an underground cellar at Bodega Real Divisa winery in the village of Abalos. This is one of the oldest wineries in Spain dating back to the 14th Century.

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The tasting room of the wine club at Vina Hermosa winery

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A tasting room at the family owned Vina Hermosa winery

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A tasting room at the family owned Vina Hermosa winery

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The carved portal of the Catholic church in Abalos, San Esteban Protomartir

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Jesus Puelles, owner and winemaker of the Puelles winery in his vineyard

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The entrance to an old disused winery in the village of Abalos

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The sea beats against the black volcanic sea cliffs at Las Puntas on the El Golfo coast

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The sea beats against the black volcanic sea cliffs at Las Puntas on the El Golfo coast

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Wild flowers in the northeast of the island

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Observatorio astrofisico del roque de los Muchachos on the rim of The Caldera de Taburiente

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Umbrella and sun lounger on beach near Corralejo with the peaks of Lanzarote in the distance

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Bedroom

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Interior of Scarp Bedroom with its four-poster bed, at Amhuinnsuidhe Castle

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Panelled Dining room at Amhuinnsuidhe Castle

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Amhuinnsuidhe Castle, built in 1868 by the Earl of Dunmore, now a sporting lodge.