Images Dated 24th January 2013

Windmill on a winter evening, the Netherlands

This mill (of the type wipmolen, in english: hollow post mill ) was built in 1830. Purpose of the mill was to drain a polder. ( A polder is a piece of land in a low-lying area that has been reclaimed from a body of water by building dikes and drainage canals)

© 2013 Frans Sellies

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A Sri Lankan fisherman makes his daily catch while sitting on a traditional stilt in Talpe

A Sri Lankan fisherman makes his daily catch while sitting on a traditional stilt in Talpe, 8 kilometres (5 miles) outside Galle November 28, 2012. Sri Lanka's tourist arrivals hit a record high in 2012, surpassing the previous year's peak, while monthly arrivals also hit a record in December, government data showed on Tuesday. The number of visitors has risen annually in the past 44 months since a 25-year civil war ended in May 2009. Picture taken November 28, 2012. REUTERS/Clarissa Cavalheiro (SRI LANKA - Tags: SOCIETY TRAVEL BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY) - GM1E91O19ME01

Vicuna (Vicugna vicugna), Altiplano, Chile

Vicuna (Vicugna vicugna), Altiplano, Chile. portrait of calf. Vicuna are living in the cold Altiplano of the Andes Mountains, South America, Chile, Altiplano, Andes, Salar de Surire

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