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^ Anguilla ~ no images ^ Antigua and Barbuda ~ School in St. John's, capital city, on the island of Antigua. ^ Aruba ~ Druif Beach, a popular vacation spot. ~ Oranjestad, capital city of Aruba. ^ Bahamas ~ Fisherman of South Andros Island. ~ A wood carver and his wares in Nassau. ~ Gaily decorated horses and carriages are used for the transportation of tourists. ~ Conch-fishing at Potter's Cay in Nassau. ^ Barbados ~ no images ^ Belize ~ Fishing boats on the Belize River at Belize city. ~ Children in Stann Creek. ^ Bermuda ~ Confederate Museum in St. George. ~ Harbor Light at Hamilton. ~ Entrance to Stonehole Cove on the South Shore. ^ Canada ~ Barrel racing at the Calgary stampede. ~ Log rafts on a river in New Brunswick. ~ Takakkaw Falls at Yoho National Park in British Columbia. ~ Uniformed guard at the Citadel in Quebec. ~ Snowy ski slopes near Banff. ~ A glacial lake in Glacier National Park. ~ The old town under the bluff in Quebec City. ~ Near Banff. ~ Peyto Lake feeds the Athabasca River from the Columbia ice fields. ~ Chateau Laurier and the Rideau canal locks in Ottawa. ~ Statue on the Champlain Monument in Old Quebec City. ~ Changing of the guard at Parliament in Ottawa. ~ Crysler Hall in a village in upper Ontario. ~ Toronto's city center. ~ Toronto's city hall at Nathan Phillips Square. ~ A mix of old and new buildings in Montreal. ~ Night falls on Hull, Quebec. ~ A north coast village on Prince Edward Island. ~ Snowy Selkirk Mountains in central British Columbia. ~ Twilight descends on Vancouver, British Columbia. ~ An old mill at a village in upper Ontario. ~ Butchart Gardens, outside the city of Victoria, British Columbia. ^ Cayman Islands ~ no images ^ Costa Rica ~ In the central market of San Jose. ^ Cuba ~ The interior of a cathedral in Havana. ~ Fishing boats off the coast at Havana. ~ Outdoor theater. ~ Morro Castle at Havana. ~ The docks and port of Havana. ^ Dominica ~ no images ^ Dominican Republic ~ Children playing at a dock in Santo Domingo. ^ El Salvador ~ A market vendor in San Salvador. ~ A native of El Salvador. ~ A major street market in San Salvador. ^ Greenland ~ Greenlandic icescape. ~ Greenlandic woman. ~ Colorful ornaments used to adorn and fasten long hair. ~ A fisherman fixing his equipment. ~ A fisherman sorting his catch. ~ Iceberg off the coast. ~ Icebergs passing a village. ~ A woman cleaning fish in a fish factory. ~ Cultivated fields nestled between the sea and mountainside. ~ Teams of dogs pulling sleds provide transportation. ^ Grenada ~ no images ^ Guadeloupe ~ no images ^ Guatemala ~ A gathering on the church steps in Chichicastenango. ~ A country village street and homes. ~ Hillside farms. ~ A village on the banks of Lake Atitlan. ~ Women wear the costume of the Guatemalan Mayas. ~ Adobe houses are of many different colors in Guatemala. ~ The Indian town council of Solola, near Lake Atitlan. ~ Indians selecting rose petals for a religious offering. ~ Handmade water carrier. ~ Weaving colorful Indian clothing. ~ Much of the colonial architecture was designed using a combination of Spanish and Indian styles. ~ Architecture design reflects concern about the ever present danger of earthquakes. Guatemala, located on the Motagua Fault, has been the site of devastating earthquakes in the past. ~ A rural community washing area. ~ Ancient Mayan ruins at Tikal. ^ Haiti ~ The beginning of a cavalcade to the Citadel. ~ Haitian men. ~ A wayside lunching place. ~ Trading boats at the dock in Port-au-Prince. ~ Cultivation of crops in the jungle. ~ Floating market. ~ Ruins of Sans-Souci Palace at Cap-Haiten. ~ A scenic view of the rugged mountains. ~ A statue depicting a black victory over whites. ~ Ruins of the Sans-Souci Palace built by King Christo. ~ A downtown street in Cap-Haitien. ~ Young girl picking berries in the mountains. ~ Coffee workers in Port-au-Prince. ^ Honduras ~ Children on a neighborhood street. ~ Banana-like plantains, a staple of the diet, seen in the window of this man's home near La Ceiba. ^ Jamaica ~ Waterfront living near Ocho Rios on the island's north shore. ~ A review of soldiers in Kingston. ~ Young girls travel with their burro. ~ A young boy below a town in the hills. ~ Conch is renowned for both its beautiful shell and its meat. ~ Dunn's River Falls near Ocho Rios. ~ Tourists flock to the island's superb beaches. ~ Rafting tourists on the Martha Brae River. ~ The tourist hotel, beach and harbor at Ocho Rios. ^ Martinique ~ no images ^ Mexico ~ Beautiful Horsetail Falls near Monterrey. ~ Depiction of a Mayan warrior in a sacrificial dance. ~ Fisherman with butterfly nets on Lake Patzcuaro. ~ Vendors maneuvering among tourists in a canal in Xochimilco. ~ Bullfights remain a popular form of entertainment. ~ Ruins of a convent near Guanajuato, standing from the time of Spanish Colonial rule. ~ The rugged coast of Acapulco. ~ Corn crops in the central highlands. ~ A gathering in the village of Cholula, southeast of Mexico City. ~ Women weaving with homemade apparatus. ~ The Monoliths of Tula in the central highlands, north of Mexico City. ~ "Dance of the Little Old Men" is a tradition in the areas around Lake Patzcuaro, north of Uruapan. ~ The city of Taxco de Alarcon, in the state of Guerrero. ~ The Temple of the Magician in Uxmal. ~ Ruins of a great Mayan Temple at Uxmal near the town of Ticul on the Yucatan Peninsula. ~ Children wait with their pets for the blessing of animals ceremony. ~ Las Hadas hotel and club in Manzanillo, state of Colima. ~ Activity inside the public market in Guanajuato. ~ A folklore ballet performed at a celebration in La Paz, southern Baja. ~ Beautiful hideaway beach in Santa Cruz Bay. ~ The Castle of Kukulcan, a great pyramid at Chichen Itza, south of Tizimin on the Yucatan Peninsula. ~ The independence monument in Mexico City. ~ The beautiful beaches of Cancun. ~ The great Cathedral at Oaxaca. ^ Montserrat ~ no images ^ Netherlands Antilles ~ The floating market at dockside in Willemstad. ~ Quaint European-style buildings face the waterfront. ~ Gomez Plaza in the heart of Curacao's capital, Willemstad. ~ Merchant boats line the dock. ~ An old pirate fortress high on a hill overlooking Curacao. ~ A narrow entrance from the sea leads to Saint Ann's harbor at Curacao. ~ An islander feeds his goats. ^ Nicaragua ~ Young workers at the coffee harvest in Matagalpa. ^ Panama ~ Cuna Indian women from the San Blas Gulf islands. ~ Tourists and natives enjoy the maritime transportation between coastal ports. ~ The beautiful Pacific coastline of the island of Taboga. ~ Locks and equipment of the Panama Canal. ~ Morgan's Bridge between Colon and Portobelo. ~ Fishing for dinner. ~ A freighter passing through the Panama Canal. ~ Ruins of a cathedral in Old Panama destroyed by Morgan. ~ Commercial sailing boats used for coastal transportation. ^ Puerto Rico ~ Beautiful palm trees and beaches stretch out into the Caribbean Sea. ~ The blue Atlantic washes the shores in San Juan's poor area. ~ The capital city of San Juan. ~ Ruins of an old fort with a view towards the Gold Coast. ~ Dorado Beach, on the north coast of the island. ~ Small craft in a harbor. ~ Dawn on the beaches. ~ The city of Mayaguez. ^ St. Christopher-Nevis ~ no images ^ St. Lucia ~ no images ^ St. Pierre and Miquelon ~ no images ^ St. Vincent and the Grenadines ~ no images ^ Trinidad and Tobago ~ no images ^ Turks and Caicos Islands ~ no images ^ United States ~ Autumn in Waits River, Vermont. ~ The California coast at Laguna Beach. ~ Sawtooth Mountains in Sun Valley, Idaho. ~ A busy lumber mill in Idaho. ~ The national pastime--baseball--in Atlanta, Georgia. ~ The Grand Canyon of the Colorado River, in northwest Arizona. ~ Sailboats at Waikiki Beach, Honolulu, Hawaii. ~ A wind farm generates electricity near Palm Springs, California. ~ Monument Valley, on the Utah-Arizona border. ~ Waimea Canyon on Kauai Island, Hawaii. ~ The steamboat "Mississippi Queen" on the Mississippi River at Hannibal, Missouri. ~ Harvesting wheat in Illinois. ~ Sunny Miami Beach, Florida. ~ A farm in New York State. ~ A farm in Highland County, Virginia. ~ Combines in a Nebraska wheat field. ~ Steel mill in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. ~ The Calvert Maritime Museum in the Chesapeake Bay at Solomons, Maryland. ~ Washington, D.C., the capital city. ~ New York City. ~ Lobster fishing off the coast of Maine. ~ Lighthouse at Yakima Bay, Oregon. ~ A fife-and-drum corps on the march in historic Williamsburg, Virginia. ~ The historic "Old Mill" in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee. ~ Mount Rushmore National Memorial near Rapid City, South Dakota. ~ Old Trail Town in Cody, Wyoming. ~ Nightlife on Fremont Street, Las Vegas, Nevada. ~ Saint Mary's Lake in Glacier National Park, Montana. ~ Badlands National Monument in South Dakota. Wind and water erosion have created these remarkable formations. ~ The city of Seattle, Washington. ~ Ancient cliff houses built by the Pueblo Indians at Mesa Verda National Park in Colorado. ^ Virgin Islands (U.S.) ~ Sailboats in St. Thomas Harbor. ~ A rainbow over Charlotte Amalie, capital city. ~ The city of Charlotte Amalie and St. Thomas Harbor. ^ Virgin Islands, British ~ Cane Garden Bay in West Tortola Island. ^ Argentina ~ The island of Tierra del Fuego lies south of the mainland, 600 miles from Antarctica. ^ Bolivia ~ Brightly colored clothing and high hats are the traditional dress of many people in Bolivia. ~ These balsa rafts, on the shores of Lake Titicaca, are hand-built from reeds. ~ Llamas are used as pack animals, and their fur is used to make woolen clothing. They are adapted to the dry terrain of the highlands. ~ Altiplano, the Andean high plateau in western Bolivia. Indians have farmed this dry land for generations and remain attached to their ancestral homes. ~ Indian leaders at the village school in San Lucas. ~ A farmer plows his field with oxen. ~ Hotel in Coroico, high in the Andes Mountains. ~ A fiesta. Women in the Andean highlands often wear high hats and brightly colored clothing. ~ Open-air market in Cochabamba. ~ Plaza Murillo in La Paz. The Andes Mountains overlook La Paz, highest capital city in the world. ~ Snow-covered peak of Huayna Potosi, in the Andes Mountains near La Paz. ~ Making adobe from mud and straw that is placed into molds and dried in the sun. ^ Brazil ~ Clusters of brightly colored guarana. The seeds of this fruit are used to make a popular stimulant drink with three times the caffeine content of coffee. ~ Dancers perform in Rio de Janeiro. ~ Carnival in Rio de Janeiro. During four days and nights of celebration before Lent, the streets are crowded with costumed dancers, parades and floats. ~ Colorful costumes of celebration at Carnival. ~ Sugar Loaf Mountain rises in Guanabara Bay beyond Rio de Janeiro. ~ The statue of Christ the Redeemer overlooks Rio de Janeiro, from high atop Corcovado (Hunchback) Mountain. ~ Iguacu Falls, on the border with Argentina. ~ The New Cathedral in Rio de Janeiro. ~ Modern hotels along the beach at San Conrado. ~ Rio de Janeiro at sunset. ~ Night in Sao Paulo. ^ Chile ~ Much work is done with ox carts in the farm region. ~ A man wears a poncho and felt hat. ~ Thatched and cornstalk homes of Mapuche Indians. ~ A winding section of the Pan American highway near Santiago shows political advertising. ~ Chile has a wide variety of topography, from scenic shorelines to snow-capped peaks. ~ The rocky Pacific shore near Valparaiso. ~ A photographer and his llama working the beach. ~ Searching for clams and mussels on the beach at Santiago. ~ Figures of stone on Easter Island. ^ Colombia ~ Tour carriages await fares in Cartagena. ~ The beach at Santa Marta. ~ The beach at Santa Marta. ~ A previously fortified island in the harbor of Santa Marta. ~ Fishing boats on the beach at the village of Tacanga. ~ Fishing village of Tacanga, near Santa Marta. ~ A quaint street in Bogota. ~ One of the oldest cathedrals in South America, in Santa Marta. ~ Cathedral on the Plaza Bolivar in Bogota. ~ A Station of the Cross bronze statue atop Montserrate. ~ An Independence Day celebration. ~ Produce at the market. ~ Boats at the waterfront in Cartagena. ~ Souvenir boat in Cartagena. ^ Ecuador ~ San Francisco Church and Plaza. ~ Snow-covered Chimborazo Volcano in the Andes. ~ Burros are used to transport sugarcane. ~ Vendors in the central market of Saquisili, south of Quito. ~ Indians in the market of Santo Domingo de los Colorados, west of Quito. ~ The picturesque town of Cuenca. ~ Small fields are tilled to the tops of mountains. ~ Twilight in the city of Quito. ~ The Plaza de Armas in Quito. ~ Golden altar of Santo Domingo Church in Quito. ~ A shipwreck at San Cristobal island in the Galapagos. ~ Iguanas, relics of prehistoric times, bask in the sun on the rocky shores of the Galapagos Islands. ~ On the docks at San Cristobal, Galapagos Islands. ~ An oystercatcher on the beach in the Galapagos Islands. ~ A seal on the beach of a small island near Mosquera. ~ A saquisili mat market south of Quito. ~ Flamingos are but one of many species of birds found in the Galapagos Islands. ~ A tourboat in the Galapagos Islands. ~ Colorado Indians at their village home. ~ Burros used to transport bamboo. ^ Falkland Islands ~ no images ^ French Guiana ~ no images ^ Guyana ~ Agricultural products at a roadside market. ^ Paraguay ~ Vendor at an outdoor market in Asuncion. ~ Jesuit ruins near the town of Trinidad. ~ Roaring falls on a favorite fishing river. ~ With such a large Roman Catholic population, rural villages are often dominated by the church. ~ A military parade in the capital city of Asuncion. ~ Gathering for a church service in a village near the capital. ~ A bull on a farm in the western Chaco region. ^ Peru ~ A young herdsman with his flock of llamas near Cuzco, in the Andes Mountains. Llamas provide wool for clothing, and make excellent pack animals. ~ Women gather for craftwork in the highlands near Lake Titicaca. ~ An open market in the city of Huaraz. ~ Village homes high in the Andes Mountains. ~ El Chachani Mountain (6075m) lies beyond farmland near Arequipa. ~ Cathedral in the capital city of Lima. ~ A llama sheltered in an ancient Incan rock fortress. LLamas are used as pack animals, and also provide wool for clothing. ~ Ancient Incan ruins. ~ A hand-built raft called a balsa beside a modern wooden boat on Lake Titicaca. Balsa boats are made from reeds. ~ The Royal Palace built by the ancient Incas near Machupicchu. ~ A Peruvian woman carries her child. ^ Suriname ~ A village along the river bank. ^ Uruguay ~ Gauchos, cowboys of Uruguay. Livestock raising is the major industry. ~ The Atlantic Ocean on the coast at La Paloma. ^ Venezuela ~ Oil fields at Lake Maracaibo. Oil production is the major industry. ~ Coconut candy vendors in the town of Porlamar on Margarita Island, in the Caribbean Sea. ~ Fishermen in the waters near Margarita Island. ~ The Laguna Canaima, with its spectacular waterfalls and pristine jungle, is the focal point of Canaima National Park, about 402 kilometers southeast of Caracas. ~ Handicrafts in Caracas. ~ Cathedral in Caracas, the capital city. ~ The modern skyline of Caracas lies beyond the remnants of the city's historic past. ~ Schoolroom in Canaima. ~ A section of the Autopista, a famous highway that connects the cities of Caracas and La Guaira. ~ Quinta Crespo Market in Caracas. ^ Albania ~ no images ^ Andorra ~ The Pyrenees Mountains overlook La Vella. ~ An historic country church in the Pyrenees Mountains. ~ Improved transportation through the mountains has helped bring a thriving tourist industry to Andorra. ~ Children at play on a neighborhood street. ^ Austria ~ The city of Innsbruck, snow-covered Alps in the background. ~ An ornate statue of Athena, Greek goddess of wisdom and war, in the capital city of Vienna. ~ City of Innsbruck. ~ City transportation in Innsbruck. ~ A Tyrolean Band plays in traditional dress. ~ The Alps overlook modern Innsbruck. ~ The city of Salzburg. ~ Barges on the Danube River, one of the main transportation routes for export and import goods. ~ A farm near Linz, in the Danube River Basin. ~ Hallstatt Lake. ^ Belgium ~ Grand Place Market in the city of Brugge. ~ The train for Paris ready to depart from the Mons station. ~ Colorful medieval guildhouses at Grande Place, a market square in the older part of Brussels. Merchants of the Middle Ages once gathered here for trade. ~ A street organ player in the city of Mons. ~ Making lace in Antwerp. ~ Antique store in Brussels. ~ Major port city of Ghent, which has many cotton and flax mills. ~ Ancient town of Brugge, "City of Bridges", named for the many bridges that connect the city's canals. ^ Bulgaria ~ Commerce in the city center of Sofia. ~ Petrified forest near Varna. ~ The Cathedral of Alexander Nevsky in Sofia. ^ Channel Islands ~ no images ^ Czechoslovakia ~ Old city section of Prague. ~ Magnificent decor on a building in the old city in Prague. ~ Karlovy Vary train station. ~ Customary dress worn during Easter. ~ Hracany Castle on the Moldau (Vltava) River at Prague. ~ Prague and Hracany Castle. ~ View from above the old city looking toward Hracany Castle. ^ Denmark ~ A moat surrounds majestic Egeskov Castle. ~ The city of Copenhagen. ~ A home in the old city section of the town of Arhus. ~ Farmland in northern Denmark. ~ The famous "little mermaid" statue in the harbor of Copenhagen. ~ A typical street market. ~ The quaint waterfront of Copenhagen. ~ Beloved Tivoli Gardens, with its many famous restaurants, in the center of Copenhagen. ~ Dressed in their traditional finery, dancers practice steps from a national dance. ~ The island of Laeso in the north of the Kattegat. ^ Faeroe Islands ~ A tranquil port. ~ Harbor and village. ^ Finland ~ Logs being stacked for transport to the mill. ~ Log rafts are used to transport lumber. Rich forests in Finland provide ample supplies of lumber for trade and the manufacture of paper and wood products. ~ The Crichton shipyard in full production. ~ A busy street of commerce in Helsinki. ~ Fresh fruit and vegetables at an open-air market. ~ A large freighter preparing to receive cargo. ~ Uspenski Cathedral, an Eastern Orthodox cathedral, in Helsinki. ~ Trapper skinning his catch. ~ The Sibelius monument in Helsinki. ^ France ~ Fishermen in Sete on the Mediterranean north coast. ~ Wine grapes, the source of one of France's best-loved exports. ~ Farmers ride on a horse-drawn cart. ~ A shepherd and his dog in Normandy. ~ Dome of Invalides in Paris, France. ~ The Louvre Station of the Paris Metro. ~ Dining at a sidewalk cafe in Paris. ~ Metz Cathedral, in Alsace-Lorraine. ~ Fishing boat and equipment on the Brittany coast. ~ Follies Bergere floor show in Paris. ~ Chambord Chateau on the Loire River, approximately 150 kilometers southwest of Paris. ~ The Eiffel Tower in Paris. ~ The Arc de Triomphe on the Champs Elysees. ~ Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris. ~ Castle at Carcassonne. ~ Statue of Jeanne d'Arc near Tuleries Gardens. ~ Champs Elysees in Paris. ~ Statue of Napoleon in Cherbourg on the English Channel (La Manche). ~ The garden at Versailles. ~ A Parisian artist painting street scenes. ~ A card shop on a Paris street. ~ The street market on Rue Moufetarde in Paris. ~ Ruins of the Chinon Castle on the Vienne River. ~ Gargoyles on the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris. ~ Feeding birds in the park. ~ Napoleon's tomb in Paris. ^ Germany ~ Village in the Black Forest. ~ Fully restored cathedral in the city of Cologne. ~ The "oompah" of the band. ~ Bountiful cultivated fields along the forest. ~ A boathouse on the Konigssee. ~ Interior detail of the famed Ludwig's Castle. ~ The quaint village of Berchtesgaden. ~ Scenic canal in a river town. ~ The observation area on Zugspitze peak. ~ Christmas shopping in Munich. ~ Ruins in the city of Friedberg. ~ A rural scene near Berchtesgaden. ~ Museum in East Berlin. ~ Memorial to Nazi war victims. ~ The Elbe River passing Dresden. ~ The Brandenburg Gate in Berlin. ~ Historic bas-relief. ^ Gibraltar ~ no images ^ Greece ~ A monastery in Meteora. ~ Ruins of a 14th century Byzantine church near Mistras. ~ Boats in the Corinth Canal. ~ A line of sacred lion statues guard Delos. ~ A palace guard in Athens. ~ A woman on the island of Corfu. ~ Harbor activity at the island of Hydra. ~ The city of Athens. ^ Hungary ~ Vigado at night in Budapest. ~ The chain bridge and castle of Buda. ~ Ice skating in front of the castle of Vajdahunyad. ~ The chain bridge at night. ~ Parliament lit by fireworks in Budapest. ~ The Hero's Place in Budapest. ~ The fisherman's bastion resembles a fairy tale castle. ^ Iceland ~ Women sort cod for drying in Reykjavik. ~ Gullfoss Waterfall. ~ Hekla Volcano, one of many volcanoes in Iceland. ~ An erupting geyser, one of many geysers and hot springs on the island. ~ A grass roof covers this building in a village near Reykjavik. ^ Ireland ~ A bustling street scene in Limerick. ~ Landscape at Ring of Kerry. ~ A cemetery with Celtic crosses, the design of which stems from old druidic times. The cross is a combination of the Sun symbol and the Christian cross. ~ Volcanic rock on the coast of North Ireland. ~ Area around Ring of Kerry on the southern coast. ~ Roads are marked well with directions in both English and Gaelic. ~ Whitewashed cottages with trim thatched roofs in the Six Counties section of northern Ireland. ~ Ruins of the Old Tower in Limerick. ~ The tower keep of famous Blarney Castle in Southern Ireland. ~ An ancient ruin in County Kerry. ~ The Rock of Cashel north of Tipperary is a favorite national shrine. ~ Historic Dunguiare Castle. ~ Kissing the Blarney Stone, in Blarney Castle, near Cork. According to legend, kissing the stone enhances the powers of persuasion, or gift of "blarney". ~ A ride in a jaunty car, in County Kerry. ~ A boat at rest in County Kerry near Killarney. ~ Boats in Cobh Harbor in County Cork. ~ Neat Adare cottage in County Limerick. ~ Historic Salmon Bridge in Galway. ^ Isle of Man ~ no images ^ Italy ~ Ancient fortress in Lombardy. ~ Ruins of the Forum in Rome. ~ The ruins of a Spanish fort on Giglio Island near Port Ercole. ~ Bountiful rice fields stretch into the distance near Vercelli. ~ Relaxation and recreation on the Smeralda coast in northern Sardinia. ~ Tobacco grows on a farm near Perugia in the Umbria region. ~ The city and port of Naples. ~ Cheese and meats hang in a merchant's store. ~ Shoppers inspecting fabrics in the market in Alessandria. ~ Architecture of the Plaza of the Duomo in Trento in the Trentino-Alto Adige region. ~ A fisherman at work in Chiavari Bay on the Ligurian Sea. ~ Majestic Mont Blanc rises in the northwest. ~ Houses in the town of Alberobello in Puglia. ~ The Bari-Morman castle near the Adriatic Sea. ~ The Temple of Concordia (built circa 600 BC) near Agrigento, Sicily. ~ Vineyards cover a hill in Tuscany. ~ The Ponte Vecchio (Old Bridge) on the Arno River in Florence. ~ A gondola on a quiet canal in Venice. ~ The resort beach at Mondello near Palermo on Sicily's north coast. ~ Taormina in northeastern Sicily. ~ A hydrofoil speeds along the coast of Vulcan Island, Sicily. ~ A Sardinian. ~ The city center of Genoa. ~ The famous Leaning Tower of Pisa in Tuscany. ~ The cathedral in Palermo on Sicily. ^ Liechtenstein ~ Castle in Balzers. ~ A farmhouse of stone and stucco. ~ The castle of Vaduz. ^ Luxembourg ~ The capital city of Luxembourg. ~ Church spires reaching for the sky in the capital. ~ A guard at the palace gate. ~ The city of Vianden along the Our river, on the border with Germany. ^ Malta ~ no images ^ Monaco ~ Boats of all sizes crowd the harbor of Monte Carlo. ~ The famed casino of Monte Carlo. ^ Netherlands ~ Canals stretch into residential streets. ~ The cheese market in Alkmaar. ~ A miniature building on display in Madurdam. ~ Commercial barge on a canal. ~ Holland in Miniature, an exhibition of miniature buildings in Madurdam. ~ Mass transit and traffic in Amsterdam. ~ Windmills are used to claim the land from the sea. ^ Norway (incl. Svalbard and Jan Mayen) ~ Modern industrial cities line the country's coast. ~ The spectacular scenery of the country's inland region. ~ A glacier near Olden. ~ A view toward the island of Lofoten. ~ The port town of Tromso, above the Arctic Circle. ~ A house of the Telemark style of architecture. ^ Poland ~ The center of the city of Gdansk. ~ Liberty Square in the center of the city of Olsztyn. ~ The city of Torun. ~ Young girls in traditional dress and decoration. ~ The open market in the city of Gdansk. ~ Typical buildings in the old city sections of Olsztyn. ~ The Santa Maria cathedral in the city of Krakow. ~ A courtyard street in the city of Gdansk. ~ The Malbork Castle along the Nogat River. ~ An artist vending his paintings in the city of Warsaw. ~ A horoscope vendor along the streets of Warsaw. ^ Portugal ~ The courtyard and detail of a monastery in Batalha, north of Lisbon. ~ Farm workers in their fields. ~ A young woman in traditional dress of the southern part of the country. ~ Ceramics on display in an open market. ^ Romania ~ A cathedral in the city of Cluj-Napoca. ~ A monument to King Matthew in Cluj-Napoca. ~ Romanian youth. ~ Center of the city of Sighisoara in the Transylvanian region. ~ A monastery in Bucovina, a forested region in the northeastern part of the country. ~ Cooling towers of an electric generating plant. ~ A farmer in the Carpathian Mountains. ~ Farmers in a rural village. ~ Women in Bacau, Bucovina remove the seeds of flax, the first step in the long process of making linen by hand. ^ San Marino ~ no images ^ Spain ~ Workmen of Majorca Island. ~ Tandem riding at the annual Horse Fair in Seville. ~ An old Moorish watchtower overlooks the village of Torremolinos on the Mediterranean. ~ Puerto de Alcala, at Independence Plaza in Madrid, built in honor of King Carlos III in 1778. ~ Spectators at a bullfight. ~ Whitewashed homes of a mountain village on the Costa del Sol. ~ Young dancers in folk costume on Majorca. ~ The Alcazar fortress and palace at Segovia, once the home of King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella. ~ A young shepherd tends to his flock on a hillside in the south of Spain. ~ Harvesting oats on a farm near the town of Arta, on the island of Majorca. ~ Cathedral at Palma, Majorca Island. ~ Children walk home from school. ^ Sweden ~ Harbor and waterfront of Stockholm, the capital city. ~ Homes on the Klara River in Karlstad. ~ A student band in the Old Town section of Stockholm. ~ Windmills on Oland, an island in the Baltic Sea. ~ Steeple of a church in Hasje. ~ Young girl wears traditional costume. ~ City of Helsingborg. ~ Port and canal at Goteborg. ^ Switzerland ~ A Zurich department store decorated with balloons. ~ Mountain roads wind a circuitous path through the Swiss Alps. ~ Farmland spills down to the shores of Lake Geneva. Lake Geneva, also known as Lac Leman in France, is the largest lake in Central Europe. ~ Lining up for a festival in Vevey. ~ Mountain climbers set off for the Alps. ~ The Surretahorn overlooks the town of Splugen. ~ Bringing the cows home for milking, on a farm near Grindelwald. ~ Snow-covered peak of Monte Rosa in the Alps. ^ United Kingdom ~ Linlithgow Castle in Scotland, birthplace of Mary, Queen of Scots. ~ Edinburgh Castle, high atop Castle Rock, overlooks the capital city of Edinburgh, Scotland. ~ The city of Inverness along the Ness River in Scotland. ~ Historic Wind Castle in Inverness, Scotland. ~ A Scottish piper in traditional dress. ~ A row of homes in the village of Parton. ~ A typical pub and inn in the village of Rye, England. ~ A mounted guard at Buckingham Palace in London, England. ~ Argyleshire House in Kilmartin, Scotland. ~ Fort Augustus on Loch Ness, near the city of Inverness, Scotland. ~ Big Ben and the Houses of Parliament on the Thames River in London, England. ~ Big Ben and the Houses of Parliament in London, England. ~ City of Edinburgh, capital of Scotland. ~ A thatched-roof house in the village of Rowstock, in England. ~ An English home and garden. ~ Majestic Windsor Castle and grounds in Windsor, England. ~ Big Ben in the Clock Tower of the Houses of Parliament in London, England. ~ A country road in the Lake District, in Cumbria county, England. ~ The White Cliffs of Dover on England's coast. ~ Beefeaters, once bodyguards of the king, act as tour guides in the Tower of London. ~ Lyme Park in Cheshire, England. ~ The trooping Color Guard in London, England. ~ Tower Bridge and the Tower of London on the Thames River in London, England. ~ The industrial city of Blackpool, in Lancashire county, England. ~ Edinburgh Castle, atop Castle Rock, in Edinburgh. ~ Crossraguel Abbey in Scotland, built in 1244. ~ Urquhart Castle on Loch Ness in Scotland. ^ Vatican City ~ St. Peter's Square. ~ St. Peter's Basilica. ^ Yugoslavia ~ Old Turkish bridge in the city of Mostar, on the Neretva River. ~ Young girl picking cherries. Many farmers grow fruit in the hills. ~ Port of Rijeka on the Adriatic Sea. ~ The town of Bakar lies on the Dalmation Coast, near Rijeka. ~ Farmland in the Serbian Valley. ~ A young girl spins wool in the Bosnia region. ~ Wines are produced at many vineyards in Yugoslavia. ~ A steel smelter in Zagreb, in the highly industrialized northern part of the country. ~ A variety of sausages on display at a market in Belgrade. ^ Afghanistan ~ Snow covers the Hindu Kush Mountains. ~ Tribespeople of Afghanistan. ~ Southwestern Afghanistan, a desert region. ~ A vendor sells candy on the streets of Kabul, the capital city of Afghanistan. ~ Historic Buddhist monasteries carved in cliffs. ~ A caravan of donkeys travels through the Khyber Pass into Pakistan. The Khyber Pass connects Afghanistan with Pakistan. ~ Afghans with their camels on a street in Kandahar, a city in Southeastern Afghanistan. ~ A family of nomads at their tent in the desert region. ~ A man of the Hazara tribe in Kabul. ~ The Khyber Pass connects Afghanistan and Pakistan, and has been the traditional invasion and trade route to India. ~ Women of the Hazara tribe weave a carpet. ~ Crossing the Kunar on a ferry made of cows' hides. The river Kunar is near the Pakistan Border. ~ Young shop assistants in a Kabul hardware store. ~ Animal market in Kabul. Animal husbandry and farming are staples of the economy. ^ Bahrain ~ no images ^ Bangladesh ~ Houseboats on the Ganges River near Dacca. ^ Bhutan ~ A farmer plows his field with cattle. ^ Brunei ~ no images ^ Burma (Myanmar) ~ Shwe Dagon Pagoda at night, in Rangoon (Yangon). ~ Buddhist temples found in the ancient town of Pagan, the capital city until invasion by Mongols, led by Kublai Khan, in 1287. ~ A Karen family. The Karens live mainly in the southern and eastern parts of the country. ~ Thatched bamboo house in the jungle, built on bamboo stilts. ~ Shwe Dagon Pagoda, Buddhist temple in Rangoon (Yangon). ~ Worker rolling cigars in Mandalay. ~ Leg rowers on Inle Lake. ~ Street vendor selling native bread in Mandalay. ~ Village on the Irrawaddy River. ^ China ~ A merchant sailboat on the Yangtze near Shanghai. ~ Board games are a favorite pastime for children. ~ Crowds on a street in Beijing. ~ An artist works at his bench. ~ The gate of the Imperial Palace. ~ Schoolchildren in Canton Province perform a traditional dance. ~ Actors in historical dress performing an opera. ~ Statue on display in Beijing. ~ Schoolchildren at the Imperial Palace. ~ Dance company. ~ Chinese military officers. ~ Buses provide transportation for residents in Beijing. ~ Bicycles are a major form of transportation in China. ~ Political demonstration. ~ The great wall stretches in the distance. ~ A woman works in a rural rice field. ~ Secondary school students at work in a chemistry class in a Mongolian school. ^ Cyprus ~ Columns at the ruins of Salamis. ~ The Presidential Palace in Nicosia. ^ Cyprus, North ~ no images ^ Hong Kong ~ Downtown scene. ~ A street scene at night. ~ The Hong Kong Star, a ferry on its way to Victoria. ~ Stanley Village celebrates a fisherman's festival parade. ~ A woman looks up from her sewing. ~ A woman fishing on the beach. ~ Sampans clustered in Hong Kong harbor. ~ A Chinese junk near Hong Kong. ~ Old Chinese gentleman. ~ Hong Kong at night. ^ India ~ A farmstead in a rural area near Mysore. ~ The Dravida Sikharu Temple in Pattadakal. ~ A tea plantation near Darjeeling. ~ The famed Taj Mahal. ~ A rider of the famed Rajasthan camel corps. ~ Ancient Temple of Shiva in Madras. ~ Resident of Mysore weaving a basket. ~ In front of the reflecting pool of the Red Mosque. ~ A grand statue at Mysore. ~ Snake charmers on the street in Karachi. ~ Floating homes on the Jhelum River near Srinagar. ~ Preparing a rice paddy for planting in Assam. ~ A family traveling in an ox cart in Assam. ~ A woman working a loom in a rural village in Assam. ~ Schoolchildren visiting the Taj Mahal near Agra. ~ Indian woman. ~ Rice workers threshing grain. ~ A young boy made up for the Desara festival in Mysore. ~ A craftsman at work hand-printing fabric. ^ Indonesia ~ Overgrown ruins of an ancient temple. ~ A typical Batak house in Sumatra. ~ Lush greenery of irrigated rice terraces. ~ Female dancers on Java. ~ A male dancer on Java. ~ Intricate carvings decorate a gateway. ~ Men harvesting tapioca. ~ The ceremony of New Year's gift-giving on the island of Bali. ~ Women dyeing fabric in Jakarta. ~ Washing block printed fabric. ~ Street vendors at a market in Bali. ~ A farmer plows his rice paddy, located near a volcano. ~ Cremation rite in Bali. ~ Relief carvings on the Borobudur Temple at Yogyakarta. ~ Open-air performance of an opera, with costumed singers and a gamelon, an orchestra of tuned percussion instruments. ~ Rice terraces and coconut palms provide important agricultural staples to the Balinese. ~ A young Indonesian woman. ~ Water fills a volcanic crater on the island Bali. ^ Iran ~ A Persian rug on display in Tabriz. ~ Oil, an important export, is produced offshore as well as on land. ~ The town of Shahreza. ~ The site of the 2nd century Fire Temple of Ateshgah-Isfahan. ~ Famed Persian melons featured in a Teheran bazaar. ~ Ancient ruins and statues at Persepolis near Shiraz. ~ The 17th century Syosepol Bridge near Isfahan has 33 arches. ~ Men use animals to thresh grain in a village near Tabriz. ~ A remote village. ~ The formidable Zagros Mountains span the country's midsection. ~ A gathering in the Khorasan region. ^ Iraq ~ Nomads on their way to the ancient ruins of Babylon, south of Baghdad. ~ The capital city of Baghdad. ~ The royal mausoleum located in Baghdad. ~ A mixture of old and new in the city of Baghdad. ~ The city of Baghdad along the Tigris River. ~ A small village with ancient Cassite Temple ruins in the background. ~ Carvings on the original Ishtar Gate in Babylon. ~ Ruins of the South Temple in Babylon, the site of the Hanging Gardens. ^ Israel ~ The crowds at the Wailing Wall in Jerusalem. ~ Mirror display field provides solar energy for desert homes. ~ Spreading Dead Sea mud, at Ein Gedi hot springs, believed to be beneficial to health. ~ Muslim pilgrims come to celebrate Ramadan at the Dome of Rock in Jerusalem. ~ The coastal oasis of Dehab in the Sinai Desert. ~ Jerusalem, the Holy Land, at the Damascus gate. ~ The home of the Dead Sea scrolls in Jerusalem. ~ The modern Red Sea vacation facilities in Eilat. ~ The agricultural fields of a kibbutz, a collective farm, in the Negev Desert. ~ Towing irrigation pipes allows the Negev Desert to bear fruit. ~ Extensive use of hydroponic growing systems. ~ Artificially pollinating date palms at Ein Gedi oasis. ~ A family goes for a stroll after work at the kibbutz. ~ An isolated greenhouse in the Judean Desert. ~ Cutting hay in fields that were once the Negev Desert. ~ The city of Nazareth. ~ The Church of the Ascension in Nazareth. ~ A Greek Orthodox Church in Jerusalem. ~ A modern chemical plant vital to industry. ~ The city of Jerusalem at sunset. ^ Japan ~ The Nichi-Geki revue on stage in Tokyo. ~ A festival parade in Nikko. ~ Workers washing silk in Kyoto. ~ The famous bullet train pulling into the station. ~ Majestic Mount Fuji overshadows a small fishing village. ~ A young girl in traditional costume and decoration. ~ An old mill still provides power. ~ Boats moored at the fishing village of Kamakura. ~ A festival parade in Nikko. ~ Children play on the beach near a fishing village. ~ Historic costumes depicting warriors are worn for a festival parade. ~ A dragon guards the cleansing fountain at a temple in Kyoto. ~ A young woman wears the traditional dress of Okinawa. ~ A monument in Hiroshima. ~ Serenity in the beautiful Ritsurin Gardens of Takamatsu. ~ Boaters pay tribute to the Miyajima Shrine. ~ A home on the edge of a small lake displays the distinctive Japanese style. ~ A fisherman mends his nets. ~ Daibutsu, the Great Buddha statue at Kamakura, has survived earthquakes and tidal waves intact since 1252, when it was built. Made of bronze, it stands 44 feet high. ~ Decorated kites depict the important aspects of life. ~ Drying fish on a fisherman's net. ^ Jordan (excl. West Bank) ~ Ruins near the modern capital of Amman. ^ Kampuchea (Cambodia) ~ A woman working in a rural market. ~ The stairway to the pagoda atop a hill in Phnom Penh. ~ Water buffalo are the country's beasts of burden. ~ Beautiful carvings on the Temple Banteay Srei at the ruins of Angkor, north of Siemreab. ~ The Silver Pagoda on the grounds of the palace in Phnom Penh. ~ Ruins of a carved causeway and moat at Angkor, once the capital of the ancient Khmer civilization. ~ Beautiful carved detail of the Main Temple at Angkor Wat. ~ The memorial to the signing of the Franco-Siamese (Thai) treaty. ^ Korea, North ~ no images ^ Korea, South ~ A couple enjoys park scenery in Seoul. ~ The modern city of Seoul. ~ The city of Taegu. ~ An ornate bridge in a Seoul park. ~ Detailed carving of a cornice of a pagoda. ~ Brightly dressed folk dancers. ~ Women vendors at an open market. ~ A young woman in a traditional dance. ^ Kuwait ~ The modern National Assembly building in Kuwait City. ~ A modern petrochemical facility. ~ Towers and park in Kuwait City. ^ Laos ~ Water buffalo still provide much of the power for farming and transportation. ~ Buddhists preparing food on an open fire. ~ Typical Laotian dress. ~ Laotians drinking local "brew." ~ A Karen native with crossbow. ~ A group of native children. ~ Young women in traditional dress. ~ Homes are Spartan by Western standards. ^ Lebanon ~ Phoenicia Biblos ruins. ^ Macao ~ no images ^ Malaysia ~ A village of water dwellers on Penang Island. ~ A worker extracting the juice from sugar cane. ~ A typical village market. ~ The Great Mosque in the city of Jahor Baharu. ~ A worker drying cashew nuts. ~ Boats at port in the Strait of Malacca. ~ On Penang Island. ~ The modern administration building in the capital city of Kuala Lumpur. ~ Boats on the Singapore River at the City of Singapore. ~ George town is a port city and capital of the Malaysian State of Penang. ~ Natives at play in a village street. ^ Maldives ~ A commercial junk provides transportation among the islands. ^ Mongolia ~ Young and old alike enjoy archery. ~ A yurt is a tent-like house used by Nomads. ~ A yurt provides housing in winter as well as summer. ^ Nepal ~ Annapurna (8078m) viewed from Pokhara Valley. ~ Old and new highways wind through the mountains. ~ Traditionally dressed women perform a ceremonial dance. ~ A huge bell in the city of Patna. ~ Farmers in their fields near Kathmandu. ~ Sacred monkeys and their babies in Kathmandu. ~ Child of a village north of Pokhara. ~ Mother and daughter warm themselves at the fall market in Kathmandu. ~ A home in western Nepal. ~ Monks at prayer in a high mountain monastery in the Ladakh Range. ~ Kathmandu and the royal palace. ^ Oman ~ no images ^ Pakistan (incl. part of Jammu and Kashmir) ~ The famed Khyber Pass at the Afghanistan border. ~ Merchants gather in the central market of Peshawar. ~ A farm below the mountains near Gulmarg, north of Rawalpindi. ~ A rag collector and his cart on a street in Karachi. ~ Children form fuel chips from cow dung. ~ Young Pakistani women. ~ An old couple from the town of Chitral in northern Pakistan. ^ Philippines ~ Hand-sawing wood planks for local construction. ~ Rice terraces, such as these on the island of Luzon, allow cultivation on otherwise unsuitable land. ~ Water buffalo are still the beasts of burden in rural areas. ~ A broom merchant in the central market of Baguio. ~ Because water buffalo do not sweat, they must wallow to cool off. ^ Qatar ~ no images ^ Saudi Arabia ~ Tankers loading oil at North Pier near Ra's Tannurah, a port city on the Persian Gulf. ~ Camels in the desert near the road to Mecca. ~ Moslems in Jidda prepare for a pilgrimage to Mecca. Mecca is the chief holy city of the Moslems. ~ An oil pipeline. ~ Town of al-Taif, near Mecca. ^ Singapore ~ Traditional dress is worn in Singapore, where native customs blend with those of the West. ~ A fishing village on the Singapore Strait. ~ A variety of fresh seafood cleaned at the market. ~ Dried foods and canned goods at market. ~ Tiger Balm Garden. ~ The City Hall of Singapore. ~ Bird and dragon statues in Tiger Balm Garden. ~ Sampans on the Singapore River. ~ Lizard is one the fresh foods available at the Chinese market in Singapore. ~ The city of Singapore, an important world economic center and major harbor for trade. ^ Sri Lanka ~ Farm workers in a rice paddy. ~ Women workers on a tea plantation. Tea is the main export product. ~ Sleeping Buddha statue at the Temple of Gal Vihara, near the ruins of Polonnaruwa, ancient capital of Sri Lanka. ~ Fisherman at the port city of Negombo. ~ Sacred lake near Kandy. ~ Harvesting coconuts. ~ Walking an elephant along a road in Kandy. Elephants are trained for work and used as beasts of burden. ~ Street vendors in Colombo. ~ Workers at a mine in Ratnapura panning for precious stones. ^ Syria ~ Beehive homes in a Syrian village. ~ Aramaean village of Malula. ~ City of Aleppo. ~ Entrance to a bazaar in Damascus. ~ The faithful are called to prayer from the minaret, the tower of a mosque. ~ An Arab man in Damascus. ~ Ruins of Bel Shameen Temple. ~ Ruins of an ancient Byzantine church built from the blocks of earlier Roman ruins. ~ An ancient citadel overlooks the city of Aleppo. ~ A Syrian village. ~ An ox and a burro pulling the same plow. ^ Taiwan ~ Farmland in a lush interior valley. ~ Proud father with his child. ~ Basket-maker with his goods. ~ Oceangoing canoes on the beach. ~ An ornamental gate in the capital city of Taipei. ~ Fisherman of a coastal village mending his nets. ~ Farmer going to market. ~ Folk dancing is an important part of Taiwan's cultural heritage. ~ An ornate rooftop in the city of Taipei. ~ Traditional headstones in a highland cemetery. ~ An overlook at the Hua-Lien Gorge. ~ Fisherman and boats in a harbor on the north shore. ~ Rice paddies form part of the landscape on the island. ~ Large handmade jugs at a ceramics factory. ~ Brickyard worker. ~ Lush valleys and mountains of the island. ~ Harvesting rice. ^ Thailand ~ Statue of Buddha at the Marble Temple. ~ Painted Neihware silver is an important Thai product. ~ Imperial Palace in Bangkok. ~ A worker weaving silk by hand. ~ Young women in traditional dress. ~ A floating fruit and vegetable market supplying the boathouse villages. ~ Beautiful beaches and palm trees in the southern section. ~ Buddha statue, tallest standing Buddha in the world, at Indra Vihana. ~ Grandmother and child. ~ Ornate rooftop of Buddhist temple. ~ Buddhist temple entrance. ~ Ornate temples abound in Bangkok. ~ Boathouse children at play in a canal in Bangkok. ~ Temple of a Thousand Buddhas. ~ Hand-painting umbrellas. ~ Elephants are used for work in the area around Chiang Mai. ~ Buddhist temple situated on a river. ~ Tribesfolk from the northern region in traditional dress. ~ Buddhist monk at temple. ~ Cambodian refugees, north of Chiang Rai. ~ Weekend market. ~ Temple of the Emerald Buddha. ~ Women in ornate dress perform a classical dance. ^ Turkey ~ The Dolmabache Palace in Istanbul. ~ The Ali Pasa Mosque in the city of Istanbul. ~ Bordrum's Crusader Castle overlooking the harbor on the Aegean coast. ~ New town section of Ankara. ~ Troglodyte dwellings at an open-air museum in Cappadocia. ~ Young people wear traditional dress for a dance festival in Istanbul. ~ A blacksmith at work in the town of Yozgat. ~ Fishermen on their boat, in port at a fishing village on the Aegean Sea. ~ Shearing sheep in the spring. ~ Capital city of Ankara. ~ Dolmabache palace and gardens. ~ The courtyard of the Suleymanive Mosque in Istanbul. ~ Ancient carvings at the summit of the Taurus Mountains. ~ Young student. ~ This theater once seated 15,000 people in the ancient city of Side. ~ Boats in port at the Aegean fishing village of Alanya. ~ Ancient carvings from the Theater Xanthos. ~ Temple Zeus at Euromos on the Aegean coast. ~ Tombs cut of Lycian rock at Demre, near the ancient city of Xanthos. ~ An oil tanker in the Bosporus Strait near Istanbul. ^ Union of Soviet Socialist Republics ~ Combines in the wheat fields of Ukraine. ~ Children walking home from school in Siberia, near the city of Irkutsk. ~ Capital city of Riga, Latvia, on the Dvina (Daugava) River. ~ Lake Baikal in Siberia, more than 5000 feet deep, is the world's oldest and deepest lake. ~ The Czar's Bell in Moscow. ~ A farm worker tends to the herd on a cattle collective outside the city of Irkutsk, in Siberia. ~ Market Square in Vilna, capital city of Lithuania. ~ Young Lithuanian men, in the Soviet military, wait for a bus in Vilna, the capital city of the Lithuanian Republic. ~ Monument to Peter the Great in Leningrad. He founded the city, originally named Saint Petersburg, in 1703. ~ Government building at Kirov Plaza in the city of Irkutsk, in Siberia. ~ The Kremlin, the seat of government, in the center of Moscow. Beautiful golden domes recollect a past richly influenced by Byzantine culture. ~ Soviet girls in folk costume at a festival in Moscow. ~ Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Moscow. ~ A man of Armenia, a republic that lies in the Caucasus Mountain region, between the Caspian and Black Seas. ~ May Day celebration in Moscow's Red Square. ~ Boat transportation on the Neva River in Leningrad. ~ Nevski Prospekt (Street) in Leningrad. The Leningrad Metro is in the background. ^ United Arab Emirates ~ Sheikh Zayed, ruler of Abu Dhabi Emirate and also president of the United Arab Emirates. ^ Vietnam ~ Overcrowding and a lack of adequate transportation for moving goods are common problems in Vietnam. Here, a floating market moves fresh produce by boat. ~ These fish are alive when sold, at Chu An Dong Market in Cholon, a section of Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon). ~ Monks pray at a Buddhist temple. ~ Flooding occurs during the rainy season in Vietnam. ~ Montagnard tribespeople inhabit the southern highlands. ~ Transplanting young rice plants to a rice paddy. Rice is a staple food crop. ~ Fishermen with the day's catch on the beach. ~ Boats on the Songkoi River near Hanoi. The rivers and canals of Vietnam provide an important means of transportation. ~ Bicycles provide local transportation in Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon). ~ Fishnets along the Mekong River near Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon). ^ Yemen ~ Town of Jiblah. ~ Region of Wadi Dar. ^ Algeria ~ Nomads at their tents in the Kabylie region of the Atlas Mountains, in northern Algeria. ~ A well near the Saoura Wadi in the Sahara Desert. A wadi is a river that is dry except during the rainy season. ~ Desert mountains in the Saharan zone. ~ A farmer waters his crops sheltered in the natural sand crater near El Oued. ~ A prehistoric rock engraving depicts a hunter tied to a woman. ~ A native Berber. ~ Sand dunes frame this village in Taghit Township, near the Saoura Wadi. ~ A mosque is visible beyond the rooftops of Laghouat, a desert oasis town. ~ The older part of Algiers, the capital city, on the Mediterranean Sea. ~ City of Ghardaia in the Sahara Desert, located near one of the country's oil pipelines. ^ Angola ~ A sugarcane vendor on a street in Luanda, capital city. ~ Crossing a wooden bridge. ^ Ascension ~ no images ^ Benin ~ Buying ash from a boat vendor. ^ Botswana ~ no images ^ British Indian Ocean Territory ~ no images ^ Burkina Faso ~ Completing the roof of a new house. ~ Ceremonial dancers in Koudougou. ~ Tribespeople in Dari, in the northern desert region of the country. ^ Burundi ~ no images ^ Cameroon ~ Cattle ranchers with wide-horned cattle in northern Cameroon. ~ Traditional weapons and dress. ~ Bales of cotton awaiting shipment at Marova. ^ Cape Verde ~ no images ^ Central African Republic ~ Pygmy woman with ceremonial scars, near Mbaiki. ~ Vendors in the central marketplace in the capital city of Bangui. ^ Chad ~ Traditional native decoration. ~ Traditional dress and decoration. ^ Comoros ~ no images ^ Congo ~ no images ^ Djibouti ~ no images ^ Egypt ~ Irrigated land and the step pyramid in the background at Saqqarah, south of Giza. ~ Statue of Ramses II at the Temple of Ramses II near Abu Simbel (Abu Sunbul). ~ Elegant colonial buildings in Luxor (al-Uqsur). ~ Statues at Karnak (al-Karnak), north of Luxor (al-Uqsur). ~ Interior of the temple at Abu Simbel (Abu Sunbul), on the southwestern shore of Lake Nasser; built by Ramses II. ~ Drinking coffee in a small cafe. ~ Camels still provide a popular form of transportation at the Giza pyramids. ~ Construction in the modern city of Cairo. ~ A young boy in Lake Qarun, northwest of al-Faiyum. ~ Potter at his workshop in al-Fustat, Old Cairo. ~ A vendor in the central market at Aswan. ~ Native boats (feluccas) on the Nile near Aswan. ~ Karnak temple complex with the sacred lake at Luxor (al-Uqsur). ~ Supply for an alabaster workshop at Luxor (al-Uqsur). ~ A felucca, with its lateen-rigged sail, on the Nile. ~ Moonrise over the Luxor temple complex. ^ Equatorial Guinea ~ no images ^ Ethiopia ~ Dugout canoes are a common form of transportation among certain tribes. ~ A gathering of women and children. ^ Gabon ~ no images ^ Gambia ~ A woman in Banjul, the capital city. ~ Villagers and their straw homes. ^ Ghana ~ Vendors in the Accra market. ~ Anthills can exceed eight feet in height. ~ Thatched roofs in a small village. ~ Tema harbor. ^ Guinea ~ Women at work in the village. ~ A rope bridge crossing a stream in the jungle. ^ Guinea-Bissau ~ no images ^ Ivory Coast ~ Logs at the port city of Abidjan ready for shipping. ~ A woman with tribal ornamentation. ^ Kenya ~ Gnu graze on the grassy open plains. ~ Building a dugout, a boat hollowed out of a log, on Lamu Island. ~ A Sambura woman from the northern frontier district. ~ Zebras roam the Masai Mara game preserve at Ngorengore. ~ Ships at dock in the port at Mombasa. ~ A young Masai woman in all her finery. ~ An African lion warns this photographer to keep his distance. ~ Coffee beans are an important export. ^ Lesotho ~ no images ^ Liberia ~ A young boy near the capital city of Monrovia. ~ Weaver's nest in a tree on the East African plains. ~ Man and children performing traditional dance. ^ Libya ~ Horses used in Arab wedding ceremony. ~ The ruins of an old Roman theater overlooking the sea in Sabratha, near Tripoli. ^ Madagascar ~ An outrigger along one of Madagascar's many beautiful beaches. ~ Sugar cane is grown on the inland plateau. ~ Young villagers gleaning rice. ~ Rice paddies in the eastern coastal region. ~ Farm fields dominate the inland plateau. ~ Typical construction of homes. ~ A young girl of oriental descent. ^ Malawi ~ no images ^ Mali ~ Women returning from the market with loads balanced on their heads. ~ A young child from the village of Kita, northwest of Bamako. ^ Mauritania ~ A desert traveler. ~ A native of the coastal city of Nouadhibou. ^ Mauritius (incl. Dependencies) ~ Mountains surround the volcanic island of Mauritius. ^ Mayotte ~ no images ^ Morocco (excl. Western Sahara) ~ Women pressing olives to extract the oil. ~ Men harvest dates at a desert village. ~ A Berber merchant in the market in Marrakech. ~ A storyteller dramatizing his stories in the Marrakech market. ~ Remnant of a defensive position near Tangier. ~ The Atlantic coast beaches south of Casablanca. ~ Oxen are used to power an irrigation system. ~ The El Mansour Gate in Meknes. ~ A native in traditional dress with his desert transportation. ~ The planting of springtime fields. ~ A Berber dance in a desert town. ~ A fountain in the Royal Palace in Marrakech. ~ Camels are gathered at the camel market in Marrakech. ^ Mozambique ~ no images ^ Namibia (excl. Walvis Bay) ~ no images ^ Niger ~ Chief's hut near the village of Iferouane. ~ A elderly Taureg tribesman. ~ A young Taureg girl. ~ River near the village of Maradi. ~ A hut in the abandoned village of Assode. ~ Village women looking at a photograph. ^ Nigeria ~ Tribal horseman. ~ A snake charmer in the central market at Kano. ~ Cattlemen of the Fulani tribe near Bauchi. ~ A villager with his cattle. ~ The city of Kano. ~ A young Fulani woman. ^ Reunion ~ Cascade Niagara. ~ Cirque de Cilans, one of many volcanic formations found on the island. ^ Rwanda ~ no images ^ Sao Tome and Principe ~ no images ^ Senegal ~ Baobab, an African tree. ~ A Senegalese woman wears intricate braids. ~ A Senegalese villager. ^ Seychelles ~ The tropical climate and beautiful beaches of Seychelles help to make tourism the mainstay of the economy. ~ Coconut palms shade a native picker's home. Copra, dried coconut meat, is the main export of Seychelles. ~ Fishermen near La Digue Island in a pirogue, a kind of dugout canoe. Fish is one of the exports of Seychelles. ^ Sierra Leone ~ no images ^ Somalia ~ no images ^ South Africa (incl. Walvis Bay) ~ Pouring gold at a Johannesburg refinery. ~ Mother and child in Zululand. ~ The gold mine area near Johannesburg. ~ A woman of the Transkei region. ~ A Zulu tribesman in the Valley of a Thousand Hills. ~ Loading a sugarcane harvest near Mkuze in Natal Province. ~ Lake Worcester in southern Cape Province. ~ Thembu tribespeople prepare for a traditional dance. ~ Table Mountain overlooks Cape Town. ~ The huge open-pit diamond mine at Kimberley. ^ St. Helena (incl. Dependencies) ~ no images ^ Sudan ~ A village in the Nubian Desert. ~ Girls play in their village on the Nile, in northern Sudan. ^ Swaziland ~ no images ^ Tanzania ~ Herd of brindled gnu on the plains. ~ Roadway in Ngorongoro Crater. ~ A young Masai tribesman. ~ Birds perched on the back of a rhinoceros in the Ngorongoro crater. ~ Umbrella trees on the Serengeti Plain. ~ Lions on the plains of the Ngorongoro crater. ~ A village home of unique and functional design. ~ Young Masai woman and child at Olduvai Gorge. ~ Coastal fishermen with an outrigger boat. ~ Workers on a farm project run jointly with Scandinavians. ^ Togo ~ no images ^ Tunisia ~ Ancient ruins at El Djem. ~ Group of Tunisian men. ~ Grandfather lectures a young boy. ^ Uganda ~ An elephant wades into the upper Nile. ~ Dawn breaks over a tea plantation at Fort Portal. ~ Scenic landscape in southwestern Uganda. ~ Ripon Falls at Nile headwaters on Lake Victoria. ~ Bighorn cattle grazing near a village in southwestern Uganda. ~ A young fisherman. The many lakes and rivers in Uganda provide ample fishing. ^ Western Sahara ~ no images ^ Zaire ~ Village children. ^ Zambia ~ no images ^ Zimbabwe ~ Harvesting tobacco, the major export product. ^ American Samoa ~ Samoan children take part in a pilgrimage. ~ Native Samoan houses called fales, in Pago Pago, the capital, on the island of Tutuila. ^ Australia ~ The Sydney Opera House. The city of Sydney is Australia's cultural and commercial center. ~ The expanse of the Barossa Valley near Adelaide. ~ Glen Helen Gorge in the outback. ~ Mount Olga in the Australian outback. ~ The Royal Flying Doctor at his plane in Alice Springs. ~ Pintubi Aborigines. The aboriginal population probably arrived in Australia about 40,000 years ago. ^ Christmas Island ~ no images ^ Cocos (Keeling) Islands ~ no images ^ Cook Islands ~ no images ^ Fiji ~ A farmer plowing near Nandi. ~ A child on the island Viti Levu. ~ The Yasawa Islands. ^ French Polynesia ~ Mouarea and Tohivea peaks tower over the island of Moorea. ~ A Tahitian islander. ~ Tikis carved from redwood logs. Tikis are carved representations of gods, ancestors and important people. In Polynesian myth, Tiki is the original man, or the god who creates him. ~ Making copra from coconuts on the island of Tahiti. ~ A scenic wonderland. ~ Outrigger canoes, such as this one at Papeete, are used throughout French Polynesia. ~ The peak on Bora-Bora. ^ Guam ~ Pig roast in celebration of Armed Forces Day. ^ Kiribati ~ Gilbertese racing canoes in Tarawa Lagoon. ~ Children playing on the island of Buariki, Tarawa. ~ A young Gilbertese in the Tarawa Islands. ^ Marshall Islands ~ A shipwreck on a coral reef near Majuro Atoll. ~ One of the many islands that make up this republic. ~ A young boy of Majuro Atoll. ^ Micronesia, Federated States of ~ no images ^ Midway Islands ~ no images ^ Nauru ~ no images ^ New Caledonia ~ In Noumea. ~ Looking towards the capital city of Noumea from the sea. ^ New Zealand ~ Geothermal activity on the North Island provides an alternate energy source. ~ The Tasman glacier near Mount Cook. ~ The coast near the city of Dunedin on the South Island, close to the spot where Admiral Byrd's expedition left to explore the Antarctic. ~ Milford Sound (South Island) and the mountains which feed it. ~ A fertile glacial valley on South Island with Mount Cook (3764m) in the background. ^ Niue ~ no images ^ Norfolk Island ~ no images ^ Northern Mariana Islands ~ no images ^ Palau (Belau) ~ no images ^ Papua New Guinea ~ Vendors in a market in the Mount Hagen area. ~ A native fishing boat and small village near Port Moresby. ~ Performing the Sing Sing, a colorful dance of the Mt. Hagen highlands. ~ A rope and vine bridge over an interior jungle river. ~ A village chief in ceremonial dress. ~ A vendor sells taro, corn and bananas at a market on New Britain. ~ This village in the highlands is typical of the austere interior lifestyle. ~ A tea plantation near Mount Hagen. ~ A decorated native attending a local festival. ^ Pitcairn (incl. Dependencies) ~ The South Pacific island is only one mile wide and two miles long. ~ The only landing site on the rugged coast. ^ Solomon Islands ~ no images ^ Tokelau ~ no images ^ Tonga ~ no images ^ Tuvalu ~ no images ^ Vanuatu ~ no images ^ Wake Island ~ no images ^ Wallis and Futuna ~ no images ^ Western Samoa ~ Marketplace in Apia. ~ Coast of Upolu Island, at Apia, capital city. ^ Antarctica ~ A Coast Guard icebreaker keeps the channel open. ~ A view of Mount Discovery on the Hillary Coast. ^ French Southern and Antarctic Territories ~ no images ^