Locals gathering ata church, Puno, Peru, South America

Balbal, Sculpture, Cultural Center Ruh Ordo named after Kyrgyz writer Chinghiz Aitmatov, Issyk Kul Lake, Cholpon-Ata, Kyrgyzstan, Central Asia, Asia

Ruh Ordo Cultural complex named after famous Kyrgyz writer Chinghiz Aitmatov, Issyk Kul Lake, Cholpon-Ata, Kyrgyzstan, Central Asia, Asia

Chapel and Gautama Buddha, Cultural Center Ruh Ordo named after Chinghiz Aitmatov, Issyk Kul Lake, Cholpon-Ata, Kyrgyzstan, Central Asia, Asia

Gavroche statue, Ruh Ordo Cultural complex named after Kyrgyz writer Chinghiz Aitmatov, Issyk Kul Lake, Cholpon-Ata, Kyrgyzstan, Central Asia, Asia

Parliament Building, Alma Ata, Kazakhstan, Central Asia, Asia

City apartments, Alma Ata, and Kungey-Ala-Too mountains, Kazakstan, Central Asia, Asia

Aerial of Beket-Ata Underground Mosque, Mangystau, Kazakhstan, Central Asia, Asia

Petroglyphs dated around 1000 BC, Cholpon Ata, Kyrgyzstan, Central Asia, Asia

Cholpon Ata Beach, Lake Issyk Kol, Kyrgyzstan, Central Asia, Asia

Cave Mosque Shakpak Ata, Mangystau, Kazakhstan, Central Asia, Asia

Cave Mosque Shakpak Ata, Mangystau, Kazakhstan, Central Asia, Asia

December 3, 2012 - Colourful crater lakes of Kelimutu volcano, Flores Island, Indonesia. Tiwu Nua Muri Kofah (Lake of Young Men and Maidens) and Tiwu Ata Polo (Bewitched Lake). The two lakes are highly acidic due to underwater fumarole activity and are turqoise in colour.

December 3, 2012 - Colourful crater lakes of Kelimutu volcano, Flores Island, Indonesia. A crater wall separates Tiwu Nua Muri Koo Fai (Lake of Young Men and Maidens) and Tiwu Ata Polo (Bewitched Lake). The two lakes are highly acidic due to underwater fumarole activity and are turqoise in colour.

December 3, 2012 - Colourful crater lakes of Kelimutu volcano, Flores Island, Indonesia. Tiwu Nua Muri Koo Fai (Lake of Young Men and Maidens) and Tiwu Ata Polo (Bewitched Lake). The two lakes are highly acidic due to underwater fumarole activity and are turqoise in colour.

Cholpon Ata Beach, Lake Issyk Kol, Kyrgyzstan, Central Asia, Asia

Aerial of Beket-Ata Underground Mosque, Mangystau, Kazakhstan, Central Asia, Asia

Cemetery around Cave Mosque Shakpak Ata, Mangystau, Kazakhstan, Central Asia, Asia

Cave Mosque Shakpak Ata, Mangystau, Kazakhstan, Central Asia, Asia

Aerial of Beket-Ata Underground Mosque, Mangystau, Kazakhstan, Central Asia, Asia

Friendly woman selling biscuits at a market stand, Alma Ata, Kazakhstan, Central Asia, Asia

St. Nicholas Cathedral, Alma Ata, Kazakhstan, Central Asia, Asia

Monument of Independence obelisk, Alma Ata, Kazakhstan, Central Asia, Asia

Tiwu Ata Mbupu (Lake of Old People) one of three crater lakes on the summit of Mount Kelimutu on Flores island, Indonesia.

Tiwu Ata Polo (Bewitched or Enchanted Lake) one of three crater lakes on the summit of Mt Kelimutu, Flores island, Indonesia.

Tuman Aqa and Qutlugh Ata mausoleum, Shah-i-Zinda complex, Samarkand, Uzbekistan

Qutlugh Ata mausoleum, Shah-i-Zinda complex, Samarkand, Uzbekistan

Monument in Cholpon Ata, Issy Koel, Kyrgyzstan, Central Asia

Wall painting with white grizzly and orca, community center, First Nation village of the Gitga'ata people, Tsimshian, Hartley Bay, British Columbia, Canada, North America

Wall painting with white grizzly and orca behind a fireplace, community center, First Nation village of the Gitga'ata people, Tsimshian, Hartley Bay, British Columbia, Canada, North America

Bactrian camels (Camelus bactrianus), in front of Muztag Ata, 7546m, "Father of Ice Mountains", one of the highest peaks in Pamir, Kashgar, Xinjiang, China, Asia

First Nation village of the Gitga'ata people, Hartley Bay, British Columbia, Canada, North America

Bactrian camels (Camelus bactrianus), in front of Muztag Ata, 7546m, "Father of Ice Mountains", one of the highest peaks in Pamir, Kashgar, Xinjiang, China, Asia

First Nation village of the Gitga'ata people, Tsimshian, Hartley Bay, British Columbia, Canada, North America

Monument in Cholpon Ata, Issy Koel, Kyrgyzstan, Central Asia

USA, Massachusetts, At sign drawn on sandy beach