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Stone arch in Tequila Island on Lake Titicaca

Houses in Uros floating islands, Lake Titicaca

Riding a bike in New York City

Grass roof house in Faroe Islands

If you look closely on the path you can see how small are people compared with the Lava Tower on the right and Kilimanjaro's Western Breach straight ahead.

Watching hot air balloons on a hot summer day

Mt. Mawenzi as seen from the top of Mt. Kilimanjaro, Tanzania.

Autumn in windy day

The glaciers at Crater Camp, 18,500 feet up Mt. Kilimanjaro. It's hard to tell scale but the glacier in the foreground is easily more than 50 feet tall. The ice doesn't melt into water--it sublimates

Old couples sitting with dog

The Ash Pit on Mt. Kilimanjaro. Very few people who summit ever see it because it's reachable only by the most difficult Western Breach route. Sulfur is in the air because the volcano is dormant, not

Nun and woman walking in town

A room with a view: Looking at the glacier at Crater Camp, Mt. Kilimanjaro. 18,500 feet.

Peruvian women standing on sidewalk with old man

We're above 16,000 feet on the way up the Western Breach of Mt. Kilimanjaro. The porters and we are taking a break.

Peruvian women waiting outside the bank

Maple seed pods in Autumn

Riding a boat to Paracas national park and wildlife reserve

Maasai tribesmen are usually thought of in robes, but these men work as guides on Kilimanjaro. They are sitting on hassock grass--perfect natural seats.

African palm tree

Riding a boat to Paracas national park and wildlife reserve

Sulphur and Hot Springs in Iceland

walking to Giant's Causeway in Ireland

9th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest

Nun and woman walking in town

Nun and woman walking in town

TAGS: Peru

Janwalai Kusuwan

Hillsborough, New Jersey, United States of America

Member since 2014

Photo Information

Copyright:

© Janwalai Kusuwan.
All rights reserved.

Image Source:

digital

Date Taken:

04.2011

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Camera Information

Date Uploaded:

Jan. 16, 2012, 10:51 p.m.

Camera Make:

Camera Model:

Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XSi

Focal Length:

135mm

Shutter Speed:

1/1000

Aperture:

f5.6

ISO:

ISO800

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