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Santiago Atitlán, Guatemala

Maximón

Guatemalan womanizer, venerated during Holy Week.

Rusty wrecks in Tikal

Tikal, Guatemala

Archaeologists' Abandoned Camp

The remnants of an archaeological camp stand within Tikal National Park.

Sunrise over Atitlán.

Guatemala

Lago de Atitlán

Central America's deepest lake is actually a volcanic caldera, surrounded by three volcanoes.

The rose garden.

Panajachel, Guatemala

Atitlan Antique Rose Garden

A collection of heirloom roses tucked in a spectacularly beautiful botanical garden on Lake Atitlan.

Casa Popeno's main garden

Antigua, Guatemala

Casa Popenoe

This restored colonial house was once home to the botanist responsible for bringing avocados to the U.S.

Detail of one of the stelae.

Guatemala

Mayan Stelae at Quirigua

Mesoamerican monoliths and zoomorphic stones covered in royal visages, ancient mythology, and grand celestial events.

Giant kites flown during the festival.

Santiago Sacatepéquez, Guatemala

All Saints Day Kite Festival

Giant kites are flown during this Day of the Dead celebration in Guatemala.

Colors of Chichiastenango

Chichicastenango, Guatemala

Chichicastenango Cemetery

One of the world’s most colorful cemeteries, where each pigment is symbolic.

Eastern coast of guatemala, showing what was ehne British honduras (Now Belize).

Guatemala City, Guatemala

Mapa en Relieve

An impressive century-old, to-scale topographical map of Guatemala.

Semuc Champey

Guatemala

Semuc Champey

Hidden deep in the Guatemalan jungle is a turquoise paradise of natural pools, caves, and waterfalls.

Templos de dos torres gemelas.

Guatemala

Mixco Viejo (Jilotepeque Viejo)

A ruined Maya city that suffered a years-long case of mistaken identity.

Gásadalur Village

Gasadalur Village, Faroe Islands

Gásadalur Village

This remote island village was in danger of depopulating completely until a tunnel was built to connect it to the rest of the world .

Petra's Stone and Mineral Collection

Stöðvarfjörður, Iceland

Petra's Stone and Mineral Collection

One woman's lifelong collection is on display in this unassuming house on an Icelandic fjord.

Hengifoss.

Iceland

Hengifoss

The bright red stripes streaking across the rocks are the star feature at this Icelandic waterfall.

"Orbis et Globus."

Iceland

Arctic Circle Marker

A giant concrete orb in far north Iceland marks the ever-shifting boundary.

The fissure from the outside.

Iceland

Rauðfeldsgjá

This mountain fissure hides a secret path to a secluded mossy grotto within the rock itself.

The Interdimensional Hopscotch plaque.

Iceland

'Víddaflakk' ('Interdimensional Hopscotch')

This plaque tells the story of an event that took place in an imagined parallel universe.

A cultural gem in the otherwise empty town of Ríf in West Iceland.

Rif, Iceland

The Freezer

A world-class theater sits hidden in this remote town in West Iceland.

Snæfellsjökull under clouds.

Iceland

Snæfellsjökull

A formerly glacier-tipped volcano that inspired none other than Jules Verne.

Uppspretta.

Reykjanesbær, Iceland

Uppspretta

This wild explosion of color on a disused water tower tells the whimsical tale of a curious puffin.

January 2018, some detritus had washed into the hut from the ocean.

Iceland

Selatangar

Eerie ruins of an abandoned medieval fishing village crumble atop an unforgiving stretch of earth.

Krýsuvíkurbjarg.

Iceland

Krýsuvíkurbjarg (Krýsuvík Cliffs)

The summer tourists on these cliffs are thousands of seabirds.

The Berserkers' road.

Iceland

Berserkjahraun

This scenic Icelandic lava flow is named for a pair of Berserkers who were murdered, according to a famous Saga.

The Library of Water

Stykkishólmur, Iceland

The Library of Water

This collection of unique liquids allows visitors to wander the waters of Iceland's glaciers.

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