North coast and Mount Teide, Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain

Inca terracing, Chinchero, Peru, South America

Inca terracing, Tipon, the Sacred Valley, Peru, South America

Inca terracing in the Sacred Valley, Pissac, Peru, South America

Salineras salt mine, Peru, South America

Rice fields and terracing in a valley in the Shahrak region, Iran, Middle East

French formal garden style laid out by master gardener Patrick Pottier according to the plans of Andre Le Notre the famous gardener of King Louis XIV, Chateau de Maintenon, Eure-et-Loir department, region Centre, France, Europe

Town of Pisac (Pisaq), Sacred Valley, Calca Province, Cusco (Cuzco) Region, Peru, South America

Vineyards and terracing, Bianzone, Sondrio province, Valtellina, Lombardy, Italy, Europe

Terracing on small farm, Godet, Haiti, West Indies, Caribbean, Central America

Women walking up a path to their village through farmland near Rawalpindi in the Punjab, Pakistan, Asia

Valle Gran Rey, La Gomera, Canary Islands, Spain, Europe

Female mallard duck with new ducklings, Anas platyrhynchos, strolling on garden patio in springtime at Swinbrook, the Cotswolds, UK

Stilted buildings overlooking rice terraces, Banaue, Philippines

Terraced cottages in Chipping Campden, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom

Rice Terraces at Banaue, Luzon Island, Philippines. This terracing is more than 2000 years old.

Mountain fortress village and terraced fields, Shahara, Yemen, Arabia, Middle East

Sacsayhuaman Inca ruins of stone fortress outisde Cuzco, South America

Karokoram mountains and Skardu Valley in Northern Pakistan

Dry-stone walls of Machu Picchu ruins of Inca citadel in Peru, South America

Karokoram mountains and Skardu Valley in Northern Pakistan

Rice Terraces at Banaue, Luzon Island, Philippines. This terracing is more than 2000 years old.

Old tyres used to form terracing in attempt to halt erosion, near Ernareka, Bulgaria, Europe

Terracing in southeast Guizhou, Guizhou, China, Asia

Flooded Long Ji rice terraces at Longsheng, near Guilin, China

Rice Terraces, Banaue,Philippines

Small houses and terraced fields near Las Hayas in the southeast of La Gomera, Canary Islands, Spain, Europe

Rice Terraces, Banaue,Philippines

Field terraces growing saffron above a Berber village in the Anti Atlas mountains of Morocco, North Africa, Africa

Field terraces above a Berber village in the Anti Atlas mountains of Morocco, North Africa, Africa

Threshing floors and field terraces above a Berber village in the Anti Atlas mountains of Morocco, North Africa, Africa

Field terraces above a Berber village in the Anti Atlas mountains of Morocco, North Africa, Africa

Field terraces above a Berber village in the Anti Atlas mountains of Morocco, North Africa, Africa

Field terraces above a Berber village in the Anti Atlas mountains of Morocco, North Africa, Africa

Field terraces by a Berber village in the Anti Atlas mountains of Morocco, North Africa, Africa

Known as the land of 1000 hills, Rwanda's countryside is reminiscent of a patchwork quilt of small manageable fields growing a variety of crops and agricultural terraces to utilise the land space available. Gitarama, Rwanda, East Africa

Views from La Gomera, Canary Islands, Spain

Views from La Gomera, Canary Islands, Spain

Forest and Terraceing . Vietnam.

Panathenaic Stadium, original modern day Olympic Stadium, Athens, Greece

Resort Architecture Mexico

Terraces of Machu Picchu, Peru, South America

Mound and Jupiter Spring Terrace, Main Terrace, limestone sinter terraces, geysers, hot springs, Mammoth Hot Springs Terraces in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, United States of America, USA

Minerva Spring Terrace, Lower Terraces, limestone sinter terraces, geysers, hot springs, Mammoth Hot Springs Terraces in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, United States of America, USA

Terraces of Machu Picchu, Peru, South America

Salt production by evaporation on a mountain slope at Pichingote, the salt terraces were already in use during the time of the Incas, southern Peru, South America

Rice terraces, hilly landscape, highland near Nagarkot, Bhaktapur, Kathmandu Valley, Nepal, Asia

Salt production by evaporation on a mountain slope at Pichingote, the salt terraces were already in use during the time of the Incas, southern Peru, South America

Park Street with The Wills Memorial Building, Wills Memorial Tower, uniformly stepped hillside terracing, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Canary Spring Terrace, limestone sinter terraces, geysers, hot springs, colorful thermophilic bacteria, Mammoth Hot Springs Terraces in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, United States of America, USA

Devil's Thumb, Palette Spring Street, Lower Terraces, limestone sinter terraces, geysers, hot springs, colorful thermophilic bacteria, microorganisms, petrified trees, Mammoth Hot Springs Terraces in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, United States of Am

View of Polop de la Marina, mountain village, terracing, Costa Blanca, Spain

Drainage area of New Blue Spring Terrace, limestone sinter terraces, geysers, hot springs, colorful thermophilic bacteria, microorganisms, Mammoth Hot Springs Terraces in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, United States of America, USA

Vineyards of Bickensohl, town of Vogtsburg in the Kaiserstuhl range, village of Oberrotweil at back, Breisgau region, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Southern Germany, Germany, Europe

Rice paddies near Ubud, Bali, Indonesia, south-east Asia

Devil's Thumb, Palette Spring Street, Lower Terraces, limestone sinter terraces, geysers, hot springs, colorful thermophilic bacteria, microorganisms, petrified trees, Mammoth Hot Springs Terraces in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, United States of Am

Devil's Thumb, Palette Spring Street, Lower Terraces, limestone sinter terraces, geysers, hot springs, colorful thermophilic bacteria, microorganisms, petrified trees, Mammoth Hot Springs Terraces in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, United States of Am

Boardwalk on Mound and Jupiter Spring Terrace, Main Terrace, limestone sinter terraces, geysers, hot springs, Mammoth Hot Springs Terraces in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, United States of America, USA

Canary Spring Terrace, limestone sinter terraces, geysers, hot springs, colorful thermophilic bacteria, Mammoth Hot Springs Terraces in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, United States of America, USA

Terraces of the Tat Kuang Si waterfall, Luang Prabang, Laos, Southeast Asia

Pongour waterfall, central highlands of Vietnam, Southeast Asia

View over mountains terraces near Chimi Lhakhang temple or monastery, Bhutan, Asia

Drainage area of New Blue Spring Terrace, limestone sinter terraces, geysers, hot springs, colorful thermophilic bacteria, microorganisms, Mammoth Hot Springs Terraces in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, United States of America, USA

Palette Spring Terrace, Lower Terraces, limestone sinter terraces, geysers, hot springs, colorful thermophilic bacteria, microorganisms, Mammoth Hot Springs Terraces in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, United States of America, USA

Minerva Spring Terrace, Lower Terraces, limestone sinter terraces, geysers, hot springs, Mammoth Hot Springs Terraces in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, United States of America, USA

Petrified trees in New Blue Spring Terrace, limestone sinter terraces, steaming geysers, hot springs, Mammoth Hot Springs Terraces in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, United States of America, USA

Palette Spring Terrace, Lower Terraces, limestone sinter terraces, geysers, hot springs, colorful thermophilic bacteria, microorganisms, Mammoth Hot Springs Terraces in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, United States of America, USA

Limestone terraces of Pamukkale, UNESCO World Heritage site, Denizli, Turkey, Asia

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an Indonesian worker looks out over terraced rice fields in the interior of Bali Indonesia Asia

Forest and tea plantation, on the slopes of the Himalayas , Destruction of the forest, a woman harvests tea leaves, rural municipality of Maijogmai in Ilam, Nayabazar, Nepal

Forest and tea plantation, on the slopes of the Himalayas , Destruction of the forest, a woman harvests tea leaves, rural municipality of Maijogmai in Ilam, Nayabazar, Nepal

Forest and tea plantation, on the slopes of the Himalayas , Destruction of the forest, a woman harvests tea leaves, rural municipality of Maijogmai in Ilam, Nayabazar, Nepal

Jatiluwih rice field. Munbduk and Ubud region. Bali. Indonesia.

Les Terrasses, one of the four hamlets of La Grave, upper Romanche valley, Hautes-Alpes, France

Starlings over the Lavaux terraced vineyards, Switzerland

Starlings over the Lavaux terraced vineyards, Switzerland

Terraced Crops in the Sistelo Region, Peneda-Ger?s National Park, Northern Portugal

Hamlet of Bonnefin above Besse en Oisans in winter, Oisans Valley, Hautes Alpes, Francece hameau permettait d'enmontagner au printemps et d'exploiter les cultures de seigle et d'orge sur les terrasses encore bien visibles.

Very young leaves in the hand of a man picking up those leaves to make one of the best teas in the world. Nuwara Eliya. Sri Lanka.

Honghe Hani Rice Terraces in Yuanyang County. Yunnan Province. China.

Tea plantations on the mountains around the city of Nuwara Aliya. Nuwara Eliya. Sri Lanka.

Woman picking up tea in one of the plantations on the mountains around the city of Nuwara Aliya. Nuwara Eliya. Sri Lanka.

Woman picking up tea in one of the plantations on the mountains around the city of Nuwara Aliya. Nuwara Eliya. Sri Lanka.

Harvest of some very young leaves to make one of the best teas in the world. Nuwara Eliya. Sri Lanka.