Images Dated 29th August 2006

People walk along the slopes of the Cayambe volcano

People walk along the slopes of the Cayambe volcano during the Ruta del Hielo (Ice Route) competition, 45 kilometres north of Quito, August 27, 2006. Participants carry blocks of glacial ice on their backs down the 5,790 meter-high volcano to the town. The annual competition evolved from the tradition of ice harvesting to make ice cream, a practice that died with the advent of electric ice-makers. REUTERS/Guillermo Granja (ECUADOR) - GM1DTJMCZOAA

Portrait head from the graves of the Giza necropolis, c.2600 BC (limestone)

XAM91797 Portrait head from the graves of the Giza necropolis, c.2600 BC (limestone) by Egyptian 4th Dynasty (c.2613-2498 BC); 27x17.5x23.1 cm; Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna, Austria; (add.info.: substitute for the dead body in the next world (mummification techniques not developed at this time);); Ali Meyer; Egyptian, out of copyright

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Bushwalkers on summit of Mount Bushwalker having a picnic lunch, Pigeonhouse Gorge, Budawang Wilderness Area, Morton National Park, New South Wales, Australia, 2007

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Budawang Wilderness Area, Morton National Park, New South Wales