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Traveler Photo Contest 2011. 2013 Winners For our 25th annual photo contest, National Geographic Traveler magazine received more than 15,500 entries from skilled photographers from around the globe. Taken in locations ranging from Brazil to Kenya, the winning pictures show everything from quiet landscapes to surprising moments. Did your favorites make the cut? See the winners! Prizes First Prize: A 10-day Galápagos National Geographic Expedition for two Second Prize: A 7-day National Geographic Photography Workshop Third Prize: A 6-day cruise on a Maine windjammer schooner for two 7 Merit Prizes: $200 gift certificates to B&H Photo and a matted and framed print of your entry. Top 10 Castles of the World That Are Worth Visiting | Bane Planet. Sistine Chapel.

Crystal River - The most beautiful river on earth [Pics] Cano Cristales - Crystal River. River of five colors, as the locals call it, originates in the south of the mountain chain Macarena, Colombia, and flows eastward to its confluence with the Guayabero river. In the Cano Cristales found five colors: yellow, blue, green, black and red. All of them are waste product of many algae and, depending on time of year, color saturation, or weakened or strengthened. Share on Tumblr. 15 Incredible Libraries Around the World | Photograph, Library, These, University, United. Moldova National Library - Photograph by Daniel Zollinger These pillars of higher learning are also home to some of the world’s most incredible architecture. Below is a small collection of stunning libraries around the globe. From the historical to the modern, these centres of knowledge and learning also preserve the history and culture of their respective periods.

Personally, I would find it hard to concentrate in some of these places, they are too beautiful for the eye not to wander. More images after the break... 1. Photograph by Peter Bond Photograph by Peter Bond 2. Photograph by James Gillard Photograph by James Gillard 3. Photograph by Lauren Manning Photograph by KAALpurush 4. Photograph by Tani Livengood 5. Photograph by Sam 6. Photograph by Ognipensierovo 7. Photograph by Waltonics 8. Photograph by Jose Maria Cuellar 9. Photograph by Pedro Vasquez Colmenares Photograph by Aurelio Asiain 10. Photograph by Ruy Barbosa Pinto 11. Photograph by Marj-Liisa 12. Photograph by Christopher Chan 13. 14. Hang-en-cave-vietnam_32754.