Places Added by Max Cortesi

Limestone outcrop decorated with a large laser engraving of the Buddha.

In the middle of a busy residential neighborhood, a small roofless church being reclaimed by nature.

These tiered rice paddies were carved into the hillsides 2,000 years ago.

The remains of a Zoroastrian temple that bore witness to a time when Aden was a flourishing trading hub.

A little-known caravanserai hidden among farmhouses in the Turkish countryside.

This Khmer-era temple includes a lintel that was stolen and displayed at the Art Institute of Chicago for years before returning to Thailand.

One of the oldest colonial buildings still standing in South America.

Trees emerge from the surface of this small man-made reservoir.

Of five volcanoes located in the massive Tengger caldera, this cone is the youngest and most active.

A quaint village where bomb casings from the Second Indochina War have been repurposed into mundane objects.

The trunk of this 700-year-old tree measures more than 60 feet around, making it the oldest and largest baobab in Sri Lanka.

According to myth, there's a bloody explanation for the beautiful bright red color of this rock formation set amidst alpine vegetation.

The beehive-like buildings of this abandoned resort reside near the border of Mauritania and Senegal.

This remote mountain shrine is one of the most sacred Zoroastrian temples remaining in the world.

One of the most exquisite Lycian hilltop citadels in Turkey.

This vibrant side road in Doha was painted light blue to reduce heat.

This massive complex is made up of hundreds of smaller temples that date back to the ninth century.

Destruction from Armenia's 1988 earthquake inspired an artist's sculptures of scrap metal.

The largest caravanserai in Cyprus also includes amazing examples of Ottoman architecture.

The history of Mar Behnam Monastery is that of violence, intolerance, resiliency, and spirituality.

The oldest hydroelectric plant in Czechia is now a museum.

Hidden under the thick tropical vegetation of a cemetery is the tomb of Columbo Sahib.

This medieval wine press is one of the oldest in Cyprus.

This monument is a stark reminder of the horrors of the Zanzibar slave trade.