Images Dated 9th February 2009 (page 2)

A Bedu rides his camel amongst the sand dunes in the desert

Happy people on the beach in Ibiza

Zulu warrior in traditional dress with fighting spear

In 1894, the Free Church of Scotland established a mission at Khondowe and renamed the place Livingstonia in memory of Dr David Livingstone, the great missionary-explorer, who died in 1873

Nubian women wear bright dresses and headscarves even though they are Muslims. Many of the older generation have tribal scars on their faces

Wood sellers carry heavy loads of wood on their bicycles to sell in nearby urban centres where many people still cook on firewood or charcoal

In 1894, the Free Church of Scotland established a mission at Khondowe and renamed the place Livingstonia in memory of Dr David Livingstone, the great missionary-explorer, who died in 1873

Ox-drawn carts are familiar sights in Malawi. Here, a young boy collects building sand from Karonga Beach

Mauritania, Inchiri, The Railways of of the Goods Transport Station at Nouadhibou Port, showing carriages laiden down with goods ready for transportation to the container ships

Meharistes, Soldiers Of The Desert, annual camel race. A Mehariste on his camel ready for the the start of the race.All the jockeys are in traditional costume especially for the occasion

A fishing boat moored in the small harbour of Arinagour, the only village on Coll and home to half of the islands population of roughly 180

Scots Pine at Loch Tulla

A member of the White Cockade Society, dressed up for the Glenfinnan Highland Games

Rhinoceros beetle (megasoma elephas). The horn is used to tip over rival males. When flying their wingspan can reach six inches across

Intihuatana - The hitching Post of the Sun - sundial to catch sun, it casts no shadow at both equinoxes

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The skull of a Nazca mummy surrounded by pottery, bone and cloth fragments in the Cemetery of Chauchilla, southern Peru. PERU, Nazca, Cemetery of Chauchilla

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Burusho girls return home with fodder for their livestock in the Hunza Valley

A woman shades her child as she inspects a rich fish haul drying in the sun.& #x26; #x0B; 363 miles long and covering one fifth of Malawi

The church of the Catholic mission at Mua combines western religion with local art in a visually exciting way

Dancer in Aztec costume performing in Constitution Plaza in front of the National Palace, Mexico City

Adobe wall frieze incorporating sea otter and wave design in the Ceremonial Courtyard of the Tschudi Complex, at Chan Chan

The Northern or Libyan Desert in northwest Sudan is an easterly extension of the great Sahara Desert. The erosion of sedimentary rock has created a truly magnificent desert landscape

Camel Caravan in Niger, Tenere Desert
Niger, Tenere Desert. Camel Caravan travelling through the Air Mountains & Tenere Desert. This is the largest protected area in Africa, covering over 7.7 million hectares

Niger, Tenere Desert. Camel Caravan travelling through the Air Mountains & Tenere Desert. This is the largest protected area in Africa, covering over 7.7 million hectares

A Bedouin man kneels on top of a sand dune in the desert. He wears the traditional Omani long white cloak or dish dash, a turban, a ceremonial curved dagger (khanjar) and holds a short camel stick

A Bedu kneels to pray in the desert, holding his camels by their halters to prevent them wandering off amongst the dunes

A woman sells rice pancakes from her stall at a street market

Portrait of local village men showing their elaborate tattoos

A man rows a local wooden boat across the Irrawaddy River at sunset

A boy monk gazing out over the rails of a boat on the Irrawaddy River

Loading clay amphora beside the Irrawaddy River

A man makes attractive floor mats from dried palm fronds near Liwonde

A workman attends to tobacco leaves curing on racks in a barn in Central Malawi. Tobacco is by far Malawis most important export crop

A wood carver puts the finishing touches to a Chiefs chair. These two-piece, three-legged stools with high, decorated backs are beautifully made from hard wood and have become popular with tourists

The Queen Victoria Clock Tower at Mangochi, an important 19th century slave market straddling the Shire River. During colonial rule, Mangochi became an administrative centre known as Fort Johnston

A boat ferries people across the Shire River, Lake Malawis only outlet at its southern end

The Chewa people, Malawis largest ethnic group, live on the west side of Lake Malawi. Despite years of missionary influence, they still cling to old beliefs and rituals

Rough seas pound Karonga Beach in the early morning. The Livingstone Mountains rise steeply the far side of the lake. Lake Malawi is the epitome of a Rift Valley lake _ long, narrow and very deep

Crabs on the beach

Dhows alongside the beach

Beach front, Benguerra lodge

Fisherman with crayfish on the beach at Benguerra Island

MOROCCO, Casablanca A visitor is dwarfed by the towering mosaic tilework of the Hassan II Mosque. The mosque is the third largest religious monument in the world and can accommodate 25

Sunlight hitting bathroom tiles in one of the fabulous suites in the Maison Bleue, Fes, Morocco

Eateries operate from dusk until late at the Djemaa el Fnaa

Ornate handle on gilt door at entrance to the Royal Palace, Dar El Makhzen

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