"Cirque du Soleil" performers pose outside New York City's Madison Square Garden

"Cirque du Soleil" performers pose outside New York City's Madison Square Garden, Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2009. They toured the city on a double decker bus to promote their winter 2009 show "WINTUK."
KOOZA cast out on the streets of Santa Monica

Kooza Cirque Du Soleil Contortionist

River Ganges, holy to Hindus, during Karthik Purnima festival in Varanasi, India

Devotees immerse themselves in the River Ganges, holy to Hindus, during Karthik Purnima festival in Varanasi, India, Monday, Nov. 2, 2009. Also known as Kashi or Banaras, Varanasi is sacred to millions of devout Hindus.

Devotees immerse themselves in River Ganges, holy to Hindus, during Karthik Purnima festival in Varanasi, India, Monday, Nov. 2, 2009. Also known as Kashi or Banaras, Varanasi is sacred to millions of devout Hindus.

Outdoor food market in Sagua La Grande, Province of Villa Clara in central Cuba

A truck is loaded with sacks of potatoes at a food depot for distribution to state-owned markets in Havana October 28,


A man sells vegetables out of the boot of a Chevrolet 1953 model car at an outdoor food market in Sagua La Grande, Province of Villa Clara in central Cuba, October 31, 2009.

Vegetables lie in the back of a Chevrolet 1953 model car at an outdoor food market in Sagua La Grande, Province of Villa Clara in central Cuba, October 31, 2009

A man walks beside a mural painted on a wall in Havana October 29, 2009.

A man smokes beside the sea after sunset in the village of Isabela de Sagua, Province of Villa Clara in central Cuba, October 31 2009.

A man carries a live pig for sale tied on the back of his bicycle in Sagua La Grande, Province of Villa Clara in central Cuba, October 31, 2009.