A Tibetan woman in festive dress in Lhasa, Tibet.

The Hengduan Mountains separate the Tibetan Plateau from the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau in western China in the region historically called Kham and is the home of the Khampa or Khamba Tibetan people. A...

The Hengduan Mountains separate the Tibetan Plateau from the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau in western China in the region historically called Kham and is the home of the Khampa or Khamba Tibetan people. A...

The Hengduan Mountains separate the Tibetan Plateau from the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau in western China in the region historically called Kham and is the home of the Khampa or Khamba Tibetan people. A...

A shop in Lhasa, Tibet, advertising Yartsa Gunbu - Ophiocordyceps sinensis, the caterpillar fungus. It is considered an aphrodisiac and a cure-all for any ailment in both traditional Chinese and Tibe...

The yak, Bos grunniens, is a domesticated animal found throughout the Himalayas. It is used as a pack animal and is also raised for its milk, meat, and hide. Tibet.

The Ganden Monastery sits at the top of a natural amphitheater on Wangbur Mountain. It was founded in 1409 A.D. but was mostly destroyed in 1959 by the Chinese military. It has been partially rebu...

The Ganden Monastery sits at the top of a natural amphitheater on Wangbur Mountain. It was founded in 1409 A.D. but was mostly destroyed in 1959 by the Chinese military. It has been partially rebu...

The Ganden Monastery sits at the top of a natural amphitheater on Wangbur Mountain. It was founded in 1409 A.D. but was mostly destroyed in 1959 by the Chinese military. It has been partially rebu...

Jordan, Petra, The first view of of the ruins of Al Khazneh or the Treasury in the narrow slot canyon called the Siq which leads to the ruins of the Nabataean city of Petra in the Petra Archeological...

Jordan, Petra, Statues carved in the wall of the narrow slot canyon called the Siq which leads to the ruins of the Nabataean city of Petra in the Petra Archeological Park is a Jordanian National Park...

Jordan, Petra, Niches carved in the wall of the narrow slot canyon called the Siq which leads to the ruins of the Nabataean city of Petra in the Petra Archeological Park is a Jordanian National Park a...

Jordan, Petra, The narrow slot canyon called the Siq leads to the ruins of the Nabataean city of Petra in the Petra Archeological Park is a Jordanian National Park and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. In...

Jordan, Petra, A tomb carved in the wall of the narrow slot canyon called the Siq which leads to the ruins of the Nabataean city of Petra in the Petra Archeological Park is a Jordanian National Park a...

Jordan, Petra, The narrow slot canyon called the Siq leads to the ruins of the Nabataean city of Petra in the Petra Archeological Park is a Jordanian National Park and a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Jordan, Petra, Arab tourists hike into a narrow slot canyon called the Siq to see the ruins of the Nabataean city of Petra in the Petra Archeological Park is a Jordanian National Park and a UNESCO Wor...

Jordan, Petra, Tourists hike into a narrow slot canyon called the Siq to see the ruins of the Nabataean city of Petra in the Petra Archeological Park is a Jordanian National Park and a UNESCO World He...

Jordan, Petra, Tourists begin the hike into a narrow slot canyon called the Siq to see the ruins of the Nabataean city of Petra in the Petra Archeological Park is a Jordanian National Park and a UNESC...

Jordan, Petra, The Obelisk Tomb in the ruins of the Nabataean city of Petra in the Petra Archeological Park in the A UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Jordan, Petra, The Obelisk Tomb in the ruins of the Nabataean city of Petra in the Petra Archeological Park in the A UNESCO World Heritage Site. The lower level is a triclinium or banquet hall used in...

Israel, The cable car up to the ruins of the fortress of Masada in the Judean Desert of Israel. Masada National Park is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The ruins of a former Roman encampment are visible...