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Alamere Falls at Point Reyes National Seashore in California
Summer sunset concerts in the Kirstenbosch, South Africa
Jardin des Tuileries in Paris, France.
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People in the National Gallery of Arts' Sculpture Garden
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Huayna Picchu, Peru
At an elevation of nearly 9,000 feet, the view from atop this peak, which towers over the 15th-century ruins of Machu Picchu, is breathtaking in a number of ways. A steep, slippery climb to this rocky summit is a nerve-racking effort—one instantly rewarded with a panoramic perspective of the Urubamba River Valley and the famed city of the Inca. But what to eat? Certainly not a complicated dish of roasted cuy (guinea pig) or a pisco sour. Instead, a celebratory Inca Kola and a pleasantly portable butifarras—a sandwich of Peruvian ham, onions, chili peppers, and lime. Don't linger too long—the hike down is a doozy.
Photograph by Mike Theiss, National Geographic Stock

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