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the XI Indigenous Games..city of Porto Nacional, Brazil

A Rikibaktsa Indian attends the Indigenous Games on the island of Porto Real in the city of Porto Nacional, Brazil, Monday Nov. 7, 2011

Rikibaktsa Indians take pictures with cell phones during the Indigenous Games on the island of Porto Real in the city of Porto Nacional, Brazil, Monday Nov. 7, 2011. Indigenous people from 38 ethnic groups are participating in the XI Indigenous Games, in which athletes compete in disciplines like archery, spear throwing, canoeing, swimming, among other sports.

A Tapirape Indian aims a spear as he competes in the Indigenous Games on the island of Porto Real in the city of Porto Nacional, Brazil, Monday Nov. 7, 2011.

A Rikibaktsa Indian attends the Indigenous Games on the island of Porto Real in the city of Porto Nacional, Brazil, Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2011.

A young Rikbaktsa Indian woman attends the Indigenous Games on the island of Porto Real in the city of Porto Nacional, Brazil, Tuesday Nov. 8, 2011. Indigenous people from 38 ethnic groups are participating in the XI Indigenous Games, in which athletes compete in disciplines like archery, spear throwing, canoeing, swimming, among other sports.

Young Kamaura Indian women watch the Indigenous Games on the island of Porto Real in the city of Porto Nacional, Brazil, Tuesday Nov. 8, 2011. Indigenous people from 38 ethnic groups are participating in the XI Indigenous Games, in which athletes compete in disciplines like archery, spear throwing, canoeing, swimming, among other sports.

A Rikbaktsa Indian couple attend the Indigenous Games on the island of Porto Real in the city of Porto Nacional, Brazil, Tuesday Nov. 8, 2011. Indigenous people from 38 ethnic groups are participating in the XI Indigenous Games, in which athletes compete in disciplines like archery, spear throwing, canoeing, swimming, among other sports.

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The annual horse race festivity runs for six days and draws hundreds of spectators

In this photograph taken September 24, 2011, 11-year-old Acehnese jockey Rida (C) weeps after losing in a traditional horse race in Belang Bebangka, Aceh province located in western Indonesia's Sumatra island where young jockeys and children can compete.

In this photo taken September 24, 2011, Acehnese youths ride bareback in a traditional horse race in Belang Bebangka, Aceh province located in western Indonesia's Sumatra island where young jockeys and children can compete.



In this photo taken September 24, 2011, an Acehnese youth rides bareback in a traditional horse race in Belang Bebangka, Aceh province located in western Indonesia's Sumatra island where young jockeys and children can compete.

In this photo taken September 24, 2011, two Acehnese children feed a horse during traditional horse races in Belang Bebangka, Aceh province located in western Indonesia's Sumatra island where young jockeys and children can compete. The annual horse race festivity runs for six days and draws hundreds of spectators where many bet and the winning young jockey and horse owner takes home 4,500,000 rupiah (500 USD) prize money. It has become a tradition in Belang Bebangka for children to race horses

The annual nine-day festival..the Vegetarian Festival in Phuket

Devotees of the Jui Tui Chinese Shrine performs a firewalk during the Vegetarian Festival in Phuket, southern Thailand Sunday, Oct. 2, 2011

A devotee of the Jui Tui Chinese Shrine, whose cheeks are pierced through with the handles of umbrellas, walks in a procession during the Vegetarian Festival in Phuket, southern Thailand Monday, Oct. 3, 2011.

A devotee of the Jui Tui Chinese Shrine, who has his cheek pierced with a saxophone, walks in a procession during the Vegetarian Festival in Phuket, southern Thailand Monday, Oct. 3, 2011. The festival, held annually at the ninth lunar month of the Chinese calendar, celebrates vegetarianism with the believe that the sacred rituals bestow good fortune upon those who religiously observe this rite

A woman devotee of the Jui Tui Chinese Shrine, who has her cheek pierced with a sharp object, walks in a procession during the Vegetarian Festival in Phuket, southern Thailand Monday, Oct. 3, 2011. The festival, held annually at the ninth lunar month of the Chinese calendar, celebrates vegetarianism with the believe that the sacred rituals bestow good fortune upon those who religiously observe this rite.

A devotee of the Jui Tui Chinese Shrine whose cheeks are pierces with skewers, center, makes his way with a little help in a procession during the Vegetarian Festival in Phuket, southern Thailand Monday, Oct. 3, 2011

Devotees of the Jui Tui Chinese Shrine with their cheeks pierced with sharp objects make their way in a procession during the Vegetarian Festival in Phuket, southern Thailand Monday, Oct. 3, 2011

A devotee of the Bang Neow Chinese Shrine has his mouth pierced with a sharp object during a street procession at the vegetarian festival in Phuket, southern Thailand Sunday, Oct. 2, 2011. The annual nine-day festival, held during the ninth lunar month of the Chinese calendar, celebrates vegetarianism with the belief that the sacred rituals bestow good fortune upon those who religiously observe this rite

Bandelier National Monument, New Mexico

Marlin Bowen, left, and Joe Imlay of Northern California visit the cliff dwellings in Bandelier National Monument near Los Alamos, N.M. on Monday, Sept. 26, 2011. Following closure due to the states largest wildfire on June 27, 2011 and the threat of flash floods, the main archeological sites in Frijoles Canyon opened, but visitors must take a shuttle in rather than driving their own vehicles.

Rick Germain of Rochester, NY, walks past Big Kiva in Bandelier National Monument near Los Alamos, N.M. on Monday, Sept. 26, 2011. Following closure due to the states largest wildfire on June 27, 2011 and the threat of flash floods, the main archeological sites in Frijoles Canyon opened, but visitors must take a shuttle in rather than driving their own vehicles.

Terry and Gary Steinhoff look out the window as they are shuttled into Bandelier National Monument near Los Alamos, N.M. on Monday, Sept. 26, 2011. Following closure due to the states largest wildfire on June 27, 2011 and the threat of flash floods, the main archeological sites in Frijoles Canyon opened, but visitors must take a shuttle in rather than driving their own vehicles.

Tourists walk through the ruins of Tyuonyi Pueblo in Bandelier National Monument near Los Alamos, N.M. on Monday, Sept. 26, 2011. Following closure due to the states largest wildfire on June 27, 2011 and the threat of flash floods, the main archeological sites in Frijoles Canyon opened, but visitors must take a shuttle in rather than driving their own vehicles.

Bandelier National Monument, New Mexico

Katy Perry performs at the Pepsi Music festival in Buenos Aires

Katy Perry performs in concert at the Pepsi Music festival in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Tuesday Sept. 27, 2011


Katy Perry, second from right, performs in concert at the Pepsi Music festival in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Tuesday Sept. 27, 2011

Katy Perry, left, performs in concert at the Pepsi Music festival in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2011

horse drawn carriage transits ..Montevideo,

A horse drawn carriage transits downtown Montevideo, Uruguay, on 20 September 2011. Ecologist groups asked to forbid horse drawn carriages in the city, to avoid animal abuse and to improve traffic security

A man loads waste from a container on a horse drawn carriage in downtown Montevideo, Uruguay, on 20 September 2011. Ecologist groups asked to forbid horse drawn carriages in the city, to avoid animal abuse and to improve traffic security.

A horse drawn carriage transits downtown Montevideo, Uruguay, on 20 September 2011. Ecologist groups asked to forbid horse drawn carriages in the city, to avoid animal abuse and to improve traffic security

Dar al-Hajar (Rock Palace)

The dramatic Dar al-Hajar (Rock Palace) is perched atop a rock pinnacle at the Wadi Dhahr Valley, north of the capital Sana'a, Yemen, 09 August 2011. The historical five-storey palace was built by Yemen’s ruler Imam Mansour Ali Bin Mehdi Abbas in 1786 AD. In the 1930s, the late Yemeni monarch Imam Yahya Hameed Al-Din added the upper story and annexes and used it as his summer residence. The palace became a symbol for Yemen with its extraordinary architecture

Yemenis stroll through the dramatic Dar al-Hajar (Rock Palace) perched atop a rock pinnacle at the Wadi Dhahr Valley, north of the capital Sana'a, Yemen, 09 August 2011. The historical five-storey palace was built by Yemen’s ruler Imam Mansour Ali Bin Mehdi Abbas in 1786 AD

Yemenis (L) stroll through the dramatic Dar al-Hajar (Rock Palace) perched atop a rock pinnacle at the Wadi Dhahr Valley, north of the capital Sana'a, Yemen, 09 August 2011. The historical five-storey palace was built by Yemen’s ruler Imam Mansour Ali Bin Mehdi Abbas in 1786 AD. In the 1930s, the late Yemeni monarch Imam Yahya Hameed Al-Din added the upper story and annexes and used it as his summer residence. The palace became a symbol for Yemen with its extraordinary architecture

A Yemeni man explores the dramatic Dar al-Hajar (Rock Palace) perched atop a rock pinnacle at the Wadi Dhahr Valley, north of the capital Sana'a, Yemen, 09 August 2011. The historical five-storey palace was built by Yemen’s ruler Imam Mansour Ali Bin Mehdi Abbas in 1786 AD. In the 1930s, the late Yemeni monarch Imam Yahya Hameed Al-Din added the upper story and annexes and used it as his summer residence. The palace became a symbol for Yemen with its extraordinary architecture

A general view of the Wadi Dhahr Valley is seen through an unusual colonnade of arches of the dramatic Dar al-Hajar (Rock Palace) perched atop a rock pinnacle at the Wadi Dhahr Valley, north of the capital Sana'a, Yemen, 09 August 2011. The historical five-storey palace was built by Yemen’s ruler Imam Mansour Ali Bin Mehdi Abbas in 1786 AD. In the 1930s, the late Yemeni monarch Imam Yahya Hameed Al-Din added the upper story and annexes and used it as his summer residence. The palace became a symbol for Yemen with its extraordinary architecture.

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Coney Island in the Brooklyn borough of New York

A man sits on the beach at Coney Island in the Brooklyn borough of New York July 21, 2011. Temperatures were expected to reach near record levels Thursday as a heat wave spread east from the nation's midsection.


A woman cools off in the Atlantic Ocean at Coney Island in the Brooklyn borough of New York July 21, 2011. Temperatures were expected to reach near record levels Thursday as a heat wave spread east from the nation's midsection.

People sleep on a bench along the boardwalk at Coney Island in the Brooklyn borough of New York July 21, 2011. Crowds flocked to waterfronts and swimming pools on the U.S. East Coast and in the Midwest on Thursday to try to cope with a massive heat wave that has killed at least 22 people this week.

A child sits buried in the sand at Coney Island in the Brooklyn borough of New York July 21, 2011. Crowds flocked to waterfronts and swimming pools on the U.S. East Coast and in the Midwest on Thursday to try to cope with a massive heat wave that has killed at least 22 people this week

A man sits in the sun at the beach at Coney Island in the Brooklyn borough of New York July 21, 2011. Crowds flocked to waterfronts and swimming pools on the U.S. East Coast and in the Midwest on Thursday to try to cope with a massive heat wave that has killed at least 22 people this week.

People lay on the beach at Coney Island in the Brooklyn borough of New York July 21, 2011. Crowds flocked to waterfronts and swimming pools on the U.S. East Coast and in the Midwest on Thursday to try to cope with a massive heat wave that has killed at least 22 people this week.

traditional Inca costume performs at the Santa Monica prison in Lima,

Rosalia Chalco (C) shows a photographer her house which was damaged by rain, as her grandchildren Jose Antonio Chalco (R) and Rebeca Chalco stand near her, in the neighbourhood of Corona Santa Rosa in the district of Villa Maria El Triunfo, southern Lima July 20, 2011.

Rosalia Chalco ties a goat and a chicken indoors to protect them from the cold in the neighbourhood of Corona Santa Rosa in the district of Villa Maria El Triunfo, southern Lima July 20, 2011

People walk in the neighbourhood of Corona Santa Rosa in the district of Villa Maria El Triunfo, southern Lima July 20, 2011. Over 20,000 poor families are affected by low temperatures at this time of year in southern Lima, especially those living in settlements in the upper parts of Villa Maria del Triunfo, according to the municipality of Lima.

Elizabeth Barrientos washes clothes in her home affected by rain in the neighbourhood of Corona Santa Rosa in the district of Villa Maria El Triunfo, southern Lima July 20, 2011. Over 20,000 poor families are affected by low temperatures at this time of year in southern Lima, especially those living in settlements in the upper parts of Villa Maria del Triunfo, according to the municipality of Lima.




A prisoner wearing traditional Inca costume performs at the Santa Monica prison in Lima, July 21, 2011. About 70 inmates among men and women participate in the homage to the Inca citadel of Machu Picchu as part of the prisoner's rehabilitation program to help prepare inmates for life on the outside

Prisoners wearing traditional Inca costumes perform at the Santa Monica prison in Lima, July 21, 2011. About 70 inmates among men and women participate in the homage to the Inca citadel of Machu Picchu as part of the prisoner's rehabilitation program to help prepare inmates for life on the outside

Prisoners wearing traditional Inca costumes perform at the Santa Monica prison in Lima, July 21, 2011. About 70 inmates among men and women participate in the homage to the Inca citadel of Machu Picchu as part of the prisoner's rehabilitation program to help prepare inmates for life on the outside

Prisoners wearing traditional Inca costumes perform at the Santa Monica prison in Lima, July 21, 2011. About 70 inmates among men and women participate in the homage to the Inca citadel of Machu Picchu as part of the prisoner's rehabilitation program to help prepare inmates for life on the outside.