1350-6597 - Aerial views of El Castillo and the Ruins of the Mayan temple grounds at Tulum, Quintana Roo, Yucatan, Mexico. Tulum is the site of a pre-Columbian Mayan walled city which served as a major port for Coba, in the Mexican state of Quintana Roo. The ruins are situated on 12 meter 39 ft tall cliffs along the east coast of the Yucatán Peninsula on the Caribbean Sea in the state of Quintana Roo, Mexico. Tulum was one of the last cities built and inhabited by the Maya; it was at its height between the 13th and 15th centuries and managed to survive about 70 years after the Spanish began occupying Mexico. Old World diseases brought by the Spanish settlers appear to have resulted in very high fatalities, disrupting the society, and eventually causing the city to be abandoned.
1350-6599 - Aerial views of El Castillo and the Ruins of the Mayan temple grounds at Tulum, Quintana Roo, Yucatan, Mexico. Tulum is the site of a pre-Columbian Mayan walled city which served as a major port for Coba, in the Mexican state of Quintana Roo. The ruins are situated on 12 meter 39 ft tall cliffs along the east coast of the Yucatán Peninsula on the Caribbean Sea in the state of Quintana Roo, Mexico. Tulum was one of the last cities built and inhabited by the Maya; it was at its height between the 13th and 15th centuries and managed to survive about 70 years after the Spanish began occupying Mexico. Old World diseases brought by the Spanish settlers appear to have resulted in very high fatalities, disrupting the society, and eventually causing the city to be abandoned.
1350-6645 - El Castillo, The Pyramid of Kukulkán, is the Most Popular Building in the UNESCO Mayan Ruin of Chichen Itza Archaeological Site Yucatan Peninsula, Quintana Roo, Caribbean Coast, Mexico
1350-6643 - Stony stairs of tomb of the High Priest pyramid at Chichen Itza Archaeological Site in Yucatan Peninsula, Quintana Roo, Caribbean Coast, Mexico
1350-6639 - El Castillo, The Pyramid of Kukulkán, is the Most Popular Building in the UNESCO Mayan Ruin of Chichen Itza Archaeological Site Yucatan Peninsula, Quintana Roo, Caribbean Coast, Mexico
1350-6637 - El Castillo, The Pyramid of Kukulkán, is the Most Popular Building in the UNESCO Mayan Ruin of Chichen Itza Archaeological Site Yucatan Peninsula, Quintana Roo, Caribbean Coast, Mexico. Asian tour leder dressed in a maya style.
1350-6638 - El Castillo, The Pyramid of Kukulkán, is the Most Popular Building in the UNESCO Mayan Ruin of Chichen Itza Archaeological Site Yucatan Peninsula, Quintana Roo, Caribbean Coast, Mexico
1113-106999 - Thunderstorm atmosphere at the wooden cross in honor of the fallen in World War II on the Erpeler Ley, Erpel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
832-370041 - Galápagos sea lions (Zalophus wollebaeki), Puerto Villamil, Isabela Island, Galapagos Islands, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ecuador, South America
832-374424 - Polar bear sow (Ursus maritimus) with cubs enjoying the evening sun, lying behind a row of trees sheltered from the wind, Wapusk National Park, Manitoba, Canada
832-370324 - Two girls sitting on a couch, one is listening with earphones to music from an iPad, tablet computer, one is playing with an iPhone, smartphone
832-368990 - Western Lowland Gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla), baby sleeping on the belly of its mother, captive, African species, zoo animals, Lower Saxony, Germany, Europe
978-44 - Stonefish (Synaceia verrucosa) said to be the world's most venomous fish. Found in many colours according to habitat. Probably also the worlds most adaptable camouflage system for a fish. Red Sea.
832-8413 - Eastern Screech-Owl (Megascops asio, Otus asio), adult roosting in hole in mesquite tree, camouflaged, Willacy County, Rio Grande Valley, South Texas, USA
832-1227 - Hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius), herd sunbathing on the banks of the Mara River, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya, East Africa, Africa