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The oldest Theological college in the western hemisphere, this Catholic school conjures up Italian architecture and beautiful ocean views. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/51e701d3e4b066098f517cb4/537d3c0de4b0dc196df6389f/537d535ce4b0404fb5ca5f93/1414462363946/IMG_6270.jpg Land - Imperial Entrance Forbidden City - Hue, Vietnam Located in Hue, Vietnam- the Imperial Forbidden City located inside the citadel was only accessible to emperors, concubines and guests of royalty. http://www.westlacountphotography.com/portraits daily 0.75 2014-10-28 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/51e701d3e4b066098f517cb4/537d4ff4e4b0867f97d16f6e/537d5277e4b00441e1235267/1411440416553/IMG_0066.jpg People - Miami Miami, Florida https://static1.squarespace.com/static/51e701d3e4b066098f517cb4/t/544efab6e4b09cd5c3ff3d17/1411440416553/IMG_0066.jpg People - Miami Miami, Florida https://static1.squarespace.com/static/51e701d3e4b066098f517cb4/537d4ff4e4b0867f97d16f6e/537d5111e4b0b9e2ae512c06/1414462085355/IMG_7182.jpg People - Unknown Karen Elder - Chiang Rai, Thailand Located in the Northern Mountains of Thailand, Chiang Rai is surrounded by forested hills and valleys far from the cities leaving traditions intact. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/51e701d3e4b066098f517cb4/537d4ff4e4b0867f97d16f6e/5425dd3de4b0e2d40dd9680e/1414462134081/IMG_6393.jpg People - To Market Floating Market, Vietnam http://www.westlacountphotography.com/life-images daily 0.75 2016-03-07 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/51e701d3e4b066098f517cb4/537d4be1e4b0785074d52614/5420eb7de4b0726091563309/1414460340926/IMG_6217.jpg Life - Hand at Chess Hanoi, Vietnam Players strategize over their next moves during a Chinese chess game at Ngoc Son Temple. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/51e701d3e4b066098f517cb4/t/544ef969e4b0dec097497339/1414460340926/IMG_6217.jpg Life - Hand at Chess Hanoi, Vietnam Players strategize over their next moves during a Chinese chess game at Ngoc Son Temple. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/51e701d3e4b066098f517cb4/537d4be1e4b0785074d52614/537d52aee4b00441e12352aa/1414460363666/IMG_6470.jpg Life - Calming Presence S-21 Prison, Cambodia An orange-robed monk tours the second floor of cells of the Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Largely untouched since being liberated by the Vietnamese Army in 1979, Security Prison 21 (S-21) was converted from Chao Ponhea Yat High School into a torture prison by the ruling Khmer Rouge. A metal bed frame complete with shackles and torture instruments remain within each interrogation/torture room. One can even observe the blood-stained floors. An estimated 17,000+ people passed through this prison between 1975 and 1979 with anywhere from 1,000 to 1,500 prisoners at a time. Many of the tortured prisoners were later transported to Choeung Ek (also known as The Killing Fields) where they were executed with crude instruments and buried in mass graves. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/51e701d3e4b066098f517cb4/537d4be1e4b0785074d52614/537d44efe4b0737ca06018a6/1430385645755/dominos.jpg Life - Taxi Driver Dominos Bridgetown, Barbados Taxi drivers pass the time in town under a shaded game table. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/51e701d3e4b066098f517cb4/537d4be1e4b0785074d52614/542088ade4b0ea46588f8e13/1414460926224/IMG_5508.jpg Life - Reed Boat Girl Lake Titicaca, Peru Just offshore on Peru's side of Lake Titicaca is Uros, a cluster of artificial floating islands constructed of reeds. The population sustains itself on these Totora (Schoenoplectus californicus ssp. tatora) reeds, utilizing them for food, shelter, and floating rafts and boats. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/51e701d3e4b066098f517cb4/537d4be1e4b0785074d52614/537d3c3ae4b0ec21808bdb0c/1430385646840/IMG_0795.JPG Life - Rickshaw Break Saigon, Vietnam Cyclos are a way of life in Vietnam, with these pedal powered carriers delivering people and goods to market. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/51e701d3e4b066098f517cb4/537d4be1e4b0785074d52614/537d51ade4b02cb9fe059322/1414461339367/IMG_6395.jpg Life - River Rambutan Rambutan Vendor Can Tho Floating Market, Vietnam This floating market is one of Vietnam's largest, with hundreds of boats carrying various produce and goods. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/51e701d3e4b066098f517cb4/537d4be1e4b0785074d52614/537d52fbe4b0dd59d7f60e86/1414461801080/IMG_7125.jpg Life - Karen Village Northern Thailand Living in raised houses above their livestock, this Karen village in the mountains of Thailand bordering Myanmar (formerly Burma) is home to about 40 families. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/51e701d3e4b066098f517cb4/537d4be1e4b0785074d52614/56dcfa1b37013bc69c7e2c72/1457322529197/IMG_7155-3.jpg Life http://www.westlacountphotography.com/environment-images daily 0.75 2016-03-07 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/51e701d3e4b066098f517cb4/t/56dcf74e2b8dde60535fcd4b/1430385647189/ Environment - Orangutan (Genus Pongo) San Diego Wild Animal Park, CA Facing near extinction from extreme habitat loss, these highly intelligent and gentle primates are native to Indonesia and Malaysia, but currently only found in the rainforests of Borneo and Sumatra. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/51e701d3e4b066098f517cb4/537d4c06e4b007df511880c0/537d4a68e4b0eb4ddd2b62ad/1430385647189/Orangutan.jpg Environment - Orangutan (Genus Pongo) San Diego Wild Animal Park, CA Facing near extinction from extreme habitat loss, these highly intelligent and gentle primates are native to Indonesia and Malaysia, but currently only found in the rainforests of Borneo and Sumatra. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/51e701d3e4b066098f517cb4/537d4c06e4b007df511880c0/5420e5ede4b05046224ca2ca/1414462203429/IMG_5790.jpg Environment - Rolling Tea Tea Fields - Cameron Highlands, Malaysia Tea (Camellia sinensis) plants cover the hillside in the mountains of Malaysia. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/51e701d3e4b066098f517cb4/537d4c06e4b007df511880c0/5420ecd3e4b0450bd7d76485/1414462235013/IMG_6385.jpg Environment - Riverfront Mekong River Delta, Vietnam Space is precious along the water. Food, trade and transportation are more accessible here, but pollution threatens the health of the river and the residents both. 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