1196-227 - Wearing tree bark cloth masks and skirts, dancers representing fish spirits are invited during the season of the peach palm harvest to drink the juice. it is a feast and ritual exchange: the host group offers the spirits large quantities of peach palm juice, smoked meat and fish, and shaman-blessed coca and snuff. the visitors are the costumed dancers impersonating animal spirits. people eat the meat and fish, animal spirits receive the fruits of peach palm, which are cultivated, harvested, and processed by humans. this exchange expresses the idea that people and animals depend on each other for survival and reproduction. vaupes basin, eastern colombia amazon, population: 600
794-227 - The restored Souq Waqif looking towards the spiral mosque of the Kassem Darwish Fakhroo Islamic Centre based on the Great Mosque in Samarra in Iraq, Doha, Qatar, Middle East
917-227 - Flying Squid Species in mid-air, roughly 100 nm North of Tristan Da Cunha, South Atlantic Ocean. Flying Squid use membranes between their tentacles (visible on pic) & two fins at the rear of the mantle to glide through the air in a similar way to flying fish.
1278-227 - Foggy view without crowd of Ponte de Sospiri, iconic Bridge of Sighs stone bridge at night, Venice, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Veneto, Italy, Europe
1373-227 - View of Lake Sapanca (Sapanca Gölü), a fresh water lake in Turkey, between the Gulf of Ä°zmit and the Adapazarı Meadow. The region around Sapanca is an important destination for day trips and weekend vacations.
1243-227 - Penedo, settled by Finnish immigrants in 1929, the touristic town maintains its distinctive heritage, Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil, South America
1311-227 - Formation in the Petrified Forest National Park called a Teepee viewed from the main road that runs through the park, Arizona, United States of America, North America
1179-227 - The Castel Grumello built on an morenic outcrop, surrounded by a fascinating landscape of grapes grown to produce wine, Lombardy, Italy, Europe
1228-227 - Late autumn colours around Lake Gormire viewed from Sutton Bank, along The Cleveland Way footpath, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe
1310-227 - The colourful Navajo sandstone walls of Lower Antelope Canyon, sculpted by water into abstract patterns, Page, Arizona, United States of America, North America
1160-227 - Tour Vauban and the chapel Notre Dame de Rocamadour with fishing boats, Camaret sur Mer, Crozon Peninsula, Finistere, Brittany, France, Europe
1314-227 - Panoramic view of Portoferraio Gulf, Elba Island, from top of Monte Volterraio on which the fortress dominates north part of island, with Church of San Leonardo in the background, Tuscan Archipelago, Tuscany, Italy, Europe
1202-227 - Bayards Cove, the oldest part of the historic harbour of Dartmouth, at the mouth of the River Dart, on Devon's south coast, Dartmouth, Devon, England, United Kingdom, Europe