Antonio on Horse, Festival of Light (Inti Raymi festival) Cochas Community, Angochagua Parochia, Imbabura Province, Ecuador

Guayusa Upina Ceremony, Sinchi Warmi, Amazonia, Napo Province, Ecuador

View towards a hilltop town of Pienza, Val d'Orcia, UNESCO, Tuscany, Italy

Al-Hamra village and the palm grove, a 400-year-old town in the region Ad Dakhiliyah, Akhdar Mountains, Sultanate of Oman, Arabian Peninsula

Dry stone walls, Inishmore, largest of the Aran Islands, Galway Bay, County Galway, Connacht, Republic of Ireland

Palm grove in the oasis of AlUla, Medina Province, Saudi Arabia

Gardens in the Oasis of AlUla, Medina Province, Saudi Arabia

Mount Vesuvius, a volcano located on the Bay of Naples about 9km from the city of Naples, Campania, Italy

Historic stone houses in the mountain, Monemvasia, Laconia, Greece

Suspension bridge over terrace farmland in Huangling, Wuyuan County, Shangrao City, Jiangxi Province, China

Corn, chillies and laundry drying, Huangling, ancient village dating back to the Ming Dynasty, Wuyuan County, Shangrao City, Jiangxi Province, China

Huangling in autumn, ancient village dating back to the Ming Dynasty, Wuyuan County, Shangrao City, Jiangxi Province, China

Ruins of Machu Colca, Sacred Valley, Urubamba Province, Cusco (Cuzco) Region, Peru, South America

Boswellia sacra (frankincense) (olibanum-tree), Sultanate of Oman

Al Mudhaireb Village, Al Sharqiyah region, Sultanate of Oman

Traditional barn-fortress for crop harvesting, Tallate, Anti-Atlas, Morocco

Woman making argan oil in the Medina, Marrakesh, Morocco

Ounila River valley, Ouarzazate Province, region of Draa-Tafilalet, Morocco

Crofter's cottage, Mainland, Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

Earthenware jars around village of Omodos, Troodos Mountains, Cyprus, Eastern Mediterranean Sea, Europe

Terraces at Pisaq (Pisac), UNESCO World Heritage Site, Pisaq, Sacred Valley, Urubamba Province, Cusco (Cuzco) Region, Peru, South America

Castelgrande, the oldest of the three castles in Bellizona, Canton Ticino, Switzerland

Irrigation canal in palm grove. Birkat Al Mouz, Al Dakhliya region, Falaj irrigation system (Falaj Al-Khatmeen), UNESCO, Oman, Arabian Peninsula

Bathers in irrigation canal, Birkat Al Mouz, Al Dakhliya region, Falaj irrigation system (Falaj Al-Khatmeen), UNESCO, Oman, Arabian Peninsula

Perched villages of Jabal Al Akhdar (Green Mountains) around the Sayq plateau, Sultanate of Oman, Arabian Peninsula

Wakan village, Western Hajar Mountains, border South Batinah Governorate and Al Dakhiliyah Governorates, Sultanate of Oman, Arabian Peninsula

View of Agrigento town and surrounding countryside, Agrigento, Sicily, Italy

Dry stone walls, Inishmore, largest of the Aran Islands, Galway Bay, County Galway, Connacht, Republic of Ireland

Chillies and chrysanthemum being sun dried in autumn, Huangling, Wuyuan County, Shangrao City, Jiangxi Province, China

Pumpkin strips and produce sun dried in autumn, Huangling, village dating to Ming Dynasty, Wuyuan County, Shangrao City, Jiangxi Province, China

Irrigation canal, Falaj irrigation system (Falaj Al-Khatmeen), UNESCO, palm grove, Birkat Al Mouz, Al Dakhliya region, Jebel Akhdar foothills, Oman

Tannery, Medina, UNESCO, Fes, Morocco

Free roaming chickens at Shanxiabao village, Wuyi County, Jinhua City, Zhejiang Province, China

Aerial view of hilltop Santuari de Sant Salvador church in Arta, Majorca, Balearic Islands, Spain, Mediterranean, Europe

Ruins of the farmyard adjoining the Clifden Castle, ruined manor house near Clifden, Connemara, County Galway, Connacht, Republic of Ireland

Hegui square building, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Fujian Tulou rural dwelling of the Hakka, Yunshuiyao Ancient Town, Fujian, China, Asia

View of Theologos village from elevated position, Theologos, Thassos, Aegean Sea, Greek Islands, Greece, Europe

Vineyards around Novello, Province of Cuneo, Piedmont region, Italy, Europe

Cracassonne old city, & vineyards, Aude, France

An ancient fortified wine cantina, Tenuta la Volta, near Barolo, Piemonte, Italy, Europe

Wall paintings in the tomb of Sennejem (Sinjin), Deir el Medina, Thebes, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Wall painting showing harvesting grain, tomb of Sennejem (Sinjun), Deir el Medina, Thebes, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Ancient Tuscan architecture of podere farmhouse near Montalcino in Val D'Orcia, Tuscany, Italy

Ancient Tuscan architecture of podere farmhouse near Monticchiello in Val D'Orcia, Tuscany, Italy

Ancient Tuscan architecture of podere farmhouse near Montalcino in Val D'Orcia, Tuscany, Italy

Ancient karez, underground irrigation system, Pakistan, Asia

Ancient farm well on edge of field, Skoura oasis, Morocco, North Africa, Africa

Dunstanburgh castle on Northumberlands coast near Craster.

Dunstanburgh castle on Northumberlands coast near Craster.

Borey (ancient dwellings) and lavender fields, Luberon, Provence, France, Europe

The ancient breed of English Long Horn cattle being used for habitat restoration to turn the Beacon back to heathland, Loughborough, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

The ancient breed of English Long Horn cattle being used for habitat restoration to turn the Beacon back to heathland, Loughborough, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

The ancient breed of English Long Horn cattle being used for habitat restoration to turn the Beacon back to heathland, Loughborough, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Ancient field boundaries and Bosigran cliff on the Cornwall coast, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Field boundaries on ancient farmland above Combe Martin in north Devon, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Ancient field boundaries near Bosigran on the Cornish coast, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Field boundaries on ancient farmland above Combe Martin in north Devon, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Sheep's Grazing In A Pasture, Castlerigg Stone Circle, Keswick, Lake District, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom

Inca terraces in the Sacred Valley, agriculture, Moray, Ollantaytambo, Peru, South America

Inca terraces in the Sacred Valley, agriculture, Moray, Ollantaytambo, Peru, South America

High angle view of a circular terraced field, Moray, Cuzco, Peru

Harvesting of olives around Rome near the ancient Roman via Ardeatina, Lazio, Europe

Harvesting of olives around Rome near the ancient Roman via Ardeatina, Lazio, Europe

Harvesting of olives around Rome near the ancient Roman via Ardeatina, Lazio, Europe

Harvesting of olives around Rome near the ancient Roman via Ardeatina, Lazio, Europe

Harvesting of olives around Rome near the ancient Roman via Ardeatina, Lazio, Europe

Harvesting of olives around Rome near the ancient Roman via Ardeatina, Lazio, Europe

Harvesting of olives around Rome near the ancient Roman via Ardeatina, Lazio, Europe

Harvesting of olives around Rome near the ancient Roman via Ardeatina, Lazio, Europe

Harvesting of olives around Rome near the ancient Roman via Ardeatina, Lazio, Europe

Harvesting of olives around Rome near the ancient Roman via Ardeatina, Lazio, Europe

Harvesting of olives around Rome near the ancient Roman via Ardeatina, Lazio, Europe

Harvesting of olives around Rome near the ancient Roman via Ardeatina, Lazio, Europe

ancient Aqeduct of the old city of Acre in the Western Galilee, Israel

Aerial aqueduct of the ancient city of Acre, Israel

Aerial aqueduct of the ancient city of Acre, Israel

Aerial ancient Aqeduct of the old city of Acre in the Western Galilee, Israel

Aqueduct of the ancient city of Acre in the western Galilee, Israel

Tunisia, Ksar Ouled Soltane, former fortress and its 400 Ghorfas

Hama, Syria - January, 2008: Norias - waterwheels up to 20 m in diameter have been used in Hama since the 5th century century to help transport water.

A farmer with his donkey loaded with forage walks toward the setting sun above the town of Bamiyan, August 30, 2002. Most of the old town was destroyed and up to 20,000 people of the region might have perished when Bamiyan fell to the Taliban in 2001. Bamiyan Valley is located in the Hazarajat at the edge of the Koh-i-Baba range , the end of the Hindu Kush. Bamiyan was a prosperous Buddhist kingdom on the ancient Silk Road until the 10th century, when the region was converted to Islam; in the 12th century, it was destroyed by Ghengis Khan. Most of the people of this region are of the Hazara tribe, and are Shi'a Moslems who have been persecuted for centuries by many of the Pashtun rulers of Afghanistan, who are from the Sunni sect. They most recently suffered at the hand of the Taliban, who tried for years to ethnically cleanse the region of its Shi'a people

A Burmese Farmer Ploughing A Field In Front Of A Temple In Bagan, Myanmar

Tunisia, Ksar Ouled Soltane, former fortress and its 400 Ghorfas

Kharanaq, Iran - February, 2008: Senior man harvesting a crop of carrots outside the historical ancient city of Kharanaq which lies in a dramatic valley where rugged mountains, desert and farmland all come together.

Stone Circle In A Country Field, Co Meath, Slieve Na Calliagh, Ireland

Newgrange, County Meath, Ireland, Holstein-Friesian Cattle

Abandoned Building

Castlebawn Tower house on the banks of Lough Derg surrounded in fog on an autumn morning; Clare, Ireland

Castlebawn Tower house on the banks of Lough Derg surrounded in fog on an autumn morning; Clare, Ireland

Lauragh, Ring Of Beara. County Kerry, Ireland, Stone Circle

A llama on the terraced fields at Machu Picchu, the Incan city above the Urubamba River Valley, Andes Mountains, Highlands, Peru