Late afternoon sunbeams on the limestone cliffs overhanging the Apurimac River, Peru.| Close |

An arriero and his mule finish a five thousand foot climb as dawn breaks behind them over the 18,000 foot Salkantay Ridge.| Close |

My girlfriend surveys the clouds below her as she stands at 15,000 feet in the Cordillera Real, Bolivia.

Wheat stalks over the Sacred Valley, Peru.

Glacier reflecting in Laguna Glacial at 16,500 feet, Bolivia.

Children play in the shower of sparks of a 25-foot fireworks tower, the finale of the Festival of the Virgen Carmen, Cachora, Peru.

The ancient Inca city of Choquequirao, Peru.

Llamas at Machu Picchu, Peru.

Little girl getting ready for her performance at the Festival of the Virgin Carmen, Cachora, Peru.

Dusk over the Plaza de Armas, Cuzco, Peru.

Little girls play at sunset in the small village of Marampata near the Incan ruins of Choquequirao, Peru.

My girlfriend looks down on the central plaza and ceremonial peak of the Incan city Choquequirao, Peru.

Monkey in the grasslands bordering the Amazon basin, Bolivia.

Flower on the Choro Trek, Bolivia.

Papier-mache parrot float from a parade during the week of the Inti Raymi festival, Cuzco, Peru.

Papier-mache float from a parade during the week of the Inti Raymi festival, Cuzco, Peru.

The "Inca Queen" in the re-enactment of the Incan sun ritual of Inti Raymi, Peru.

The Cordillera Real reflecting in tiny Laguna Chillata, Bolivia.

Machu Picchu, Peru.

Wooden church in Maramures, Romania.

Inside a wooden church in Maramures, Romania.

Haystacks in Maramures, Romania.

Babushka standing in her carved wooden doorway, Maramures, Romania.

Kiev, Ukraine.

Greek/Roman ruins of Chersonesus near Sevastopol, Ukraine.

Uspensky Cave Monastery, Ukraine.

Greek/Roman ruins of Chersonesus near Sevastopol, Ukraine.

Maramures, Romania.

Peppers at a market in Kiev, Ukraine.

Cape Reinga, North Island, New Zealand.

Cass Saddle on the Cass-Lagoon Saddles Track, South Island, New Zealand.

Canola fields near Adelaide, Australia.

Sunset over Colville Bay, North Island, New Zealand.

Cradle Mountain, Tasmania.

Craters of the Moon, North Island, New Zealand.

Earland Falls on the Routeburn Track, South Island, New Zealand.

Franz Josef Glacier, South Island, New Zealand.

Lagoon Saddle on the Cass-Lagoon Saddles Track, South Island, New Zealand.

Lake Howden on the Routeburn Track, South Island, New Zealand.

Matukituki River Valley, Aspiring National Park, New Zealand.

Abandoned car on Ninety-Mile Beach, North Island, New Zealand.

Port Stephens, Australia.

The road to Aspiring National Park, South Island, New Zealand.

Wai-O-Tapu Thermal Wonderland, North Island, New Zealand.

Waiuta ghost town, South Island, New Zealand.

Waiuta ghost town, South Island, New Zealand.

Lake Mackenzie on the Routeburn Track, South Island, New Zealand.

Lake Wanaka, South Island, New Zealand.

Church of the Good Shepherd on Lake Tekapo, South Island, New Zealand.