Ano Mera Monastery, Mykonos Island, Cyclades, Greek Islands, Greece, Europe

Agios Ioanis Prodromos church, Ano Mera, Pano Meria village, Folegandros, Cyclades Islands, Greek Islands, Greece, Europe

Mera Verde, Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado, USA, North America

A trekker pauses for a break on the edge of a glacial stream on the way to Mera Peak, a popular trekking peak in the Khumbu Region, near Mount Everest, Nepal, Himalayas, Asia

A high altitude porter carries a heavy load using the traditional basket and tump (headband) used by the Nepali porters, under Mera Peak, 6420 metres, a popular trekking peak in the Khumbu region, near Mount Everest, Himalayas, Nepal, Asia

Makalu and Chamlang from Mera Peak, Khumbu, Himalayas, Nepal, Asia

Lichen grows on an old Buddhist mani wall (prayer wall) constructed on the trail from Lukla to Tangnag, near Mera Peak, Khumbu region, Nepal, Himalayas, Asia

Porter carrying a load on Mera Peak, Solukhumbu, Nepal, Asia

A climber walks towards advanced base camp at 5800 metres on Mera Peak, 6420 metres, a popular trekking peak in the Khumbu region, with Mount Everest beyond, Nepal Himalaya, Nepal, Asia

A climber tackles a difficult boulder problem on the glacial moraine at Tangnag, near Mera Peak and Mount Everest, Khumbu Region, Nepal, Himalayas, Asia

Monastery of Tourliani, Ano Mera, Mykonos Island, Cyclades, Greek Islands, Greece, Europe

Monastery of Tourliani, interior detail, Ano Mera, Mykonos Island, Cyclades, Greek Islands, Greece, Europe

Monastery of Tourliani, Ano Mera, Mykonos Island, Cyclades, Greek Islands, Greece, Europe

Wood boat on the shore of River Mera at sunrise, Sorico, Como province, Lower Valtellina, Lombardy, Italy, Europe

Swans in River Mera at sunrise, Sorico, Como province, Lower Valtellina, Lombardy, Italy, Europe

Monastery of Tourliani, Ano Mera, Mykonos Island, Cyclades, Greek Islands, Greece, Europe

Monastery of Tourliani, bell tower detailed view, Ano Mera, Mykonos Island, Cyclades, Greek Islands, Greece, Europe

Parekklesi Church, Ano Mera, Mykonos Island, Cyclades, Greek Islands, Greece, Europe

Clouds reflected in River Mera at dawn, Sorico, Como province, Lower Valtellina, Lombardy, Italy, Europe

Panagia Tourliani Monastery, Ano Mera, Mykonos, Cyclades, Greek Islands, Greece, Europe

Monastery Panaga Tourliani, Ano Mera, Mykonos, Cyclades, Greece

Hotel near Ano Mera, Mykonos, Cyclades, Greece, Europe

Hotel near Ano Mera, Mykonos, Cyclades, Greece, Europe

Church of the monastery in Ano Mera, Mykonos island, Cyclades, Aegean Sea, Greece, Europe

Marble bell tower (19 century) at the Panajia-Tourliani monastery, Ano Mera, Myconos, Greece

Nice decoration at a tavern, Ano Mera, Myconos, Greece

An adolescent Pashtun girl shields her face as she carries water through the streets of the Meira camp for earthquake survivors, Northwest Frontier Province, Pakistan. The conservative code of the Pashtun tribe of the area dictate that girls must cover themselves, including their faces, after their first period. The crowded life in the camp has made such rules difficult to follow. The Meira Tent camp (also called Mera, or Maria camp), is located on the Indus River in the Battagram district. The camp, the largest for displaced people in Pakistan, hosts over 21,000 earthquake survivors, primarily from the Allai valley in Pakistan's NWFP, one of the areas worst-hit by the October 8, 2005 earthquake.

A Pashtun girl holds her younger brother, in the Meira camp for earthquake survivors in the Northwest Frontier Province, Pakistan. The Meira Tent camp (also called Mera, or Maria camp), is located on the Indus River in the Battagram district. The camp, the largest for displaced people in Pakistan, hosts over 21,000 earthquake survivors, primarily from the Allai valley in Pakistan's NWFP, one of the areas worst-hit by the October 8, 2005 earthquake.

In the Meira camp for earthquake survivors, two Pashtun men sit by piles of family possesions, waiting for the truck which will take them from the camp, where they have spent the winter, back to their devastated mountain village, in the Northwest Frontier Province, Pakistan. The Pakistani army, which runs the camp, has mandated that the camps be cleared by early April, despite the fact that many families are afraid or unprepared to return to their devastated homes. The Meira Tent camp (also called Mera, or Maria camp), is located on the Indus River in the Battagram district. The camp, the largest for displaced people in Pakistan, hosts over 21,000 earthquake survivors, primarily from the Allai valley in Pakistan's NWFP, one of the areas worst-hit by the October 8, 2005 earthquake.

A Pashtun man stands outside the Cuban hospital in the Meira camp for earthquake survivors, NWFP, Pakistan. The Cuban government sent 30,000 doctors, nurses and other personnel to set up field hospitals throughout the earthquake affected area. The Meira Tent camp (also called Mera, or Maria camp), is run by the Pakistani army like a small city, and is located on the Indus River in the Battagram district. The camp, the largest for displaced people in Pakistan, hosts over 21,000 earthquake survivors, primarily Pashtuns from the Allai valley in Pakistan's NWFP, one of the areas worst-hit by the October 8, 2005 earthquake.

A girl in the Meira tent camp for earthquake survivors stands on top of a pile of her family's belongings as they wait for transportation from the camp, where they have spent the winter, back to their devastated mountain village, in the NWFP, Pakistan. The Pakistani army, which runs the camp, has mandated that the camps be cleared by early April, despite the fact that many families are afraid or unprepared to return to their devastated homes. The Meira Tent camp (also called Mera, or Maria camp), is located on the Indus River in the Battagram district. The camp, the largest for displaced people in Pakistan, hosts over 21,000 earthquake survivors, primarily from the Allai valley in Pakistan's NWFP, one of the areas worst-hit by the October 8, 2005 earthquake.

Architectural detail of bells and crosses and a red dome on the Panagia Tourliani Monastery against a bright blue sky in Mykonos, Greece, Ano Mera, South Aegean, Greece

Broken lamp post beside a blue door on a dirty whitewash house in Greece, Ano Mera, South Aegean, Greece

Whitewash building with stone walls along the coast of the island of Mykonos, Greece, Ano Mera, South Aegean, Greece

Panagia Tourliani Monastery in Ano Mera village, Mykonos, Greece, Ano Mera, South Aegean, Greece

Bell mounted above the doorway on a whitewash building in Greece, Ano Mera, South Aegean, Greece

Students and travelers in the Papayanet Cyber Cafe on Avenida Juan Leon Mera in the New Town area of the city, Quito, Ecuador

Students and travelers in the Papayanet Cyber Cafe on Avenida Juan Leon Mera in the New Town area of the city, Quito, Ecuador

Ecuador's capital and second largest city restaurants and Cyber Cafes along Calama at Juan Leon Mera in the New Town area, Quito, Ecuador