Global Press Journal Connections: The World in Photos

Gulmarg, Indian-administered Kashmir

Tourists ski in Kongdori, a mountain recreation area in Gulmarg, Indian-administered Kashmir. Skiers take the Gulmarg Gondola to get to the top. The 1st Phase of the Gondola goes to a height of 8,350 ft, followed by the 2nd phase, which goes to 12,293 ft.

Photo by Raihana Maqbool

Mexico City, Mexico

Dasher Daniel Argumedo Ramos (left) and Luis Flores play Pelota P'urhépecha in the atrium of the church of San Agustín Ohtenco in southern Mexico City. In Pelota P'urhépecha, or Uárhukua Ch'anákua in the P'urhépecha language, two teams of two or more players hit a ball to opposite sides of the playing field with wooden sticks to score points. One variant of the game involves the ball being set on fire.

Photo by Mayela Sánchez

Babareshi, Indian-administered Kashmir

Firdous Ahmed skis in Babareshi, a forest area of Indian-administered Kashmir. “I have been skiing since childhood and wait desperately for the snowfall season,” says Ahmed. “It’s always fun to ski from the ranges of Affarwat,” a nearby mountain peak.

Photo by Raihana Maqbool

Nansana, Wakiso District, Uganda

Fred Sango pushes his brother Douglas Mukajanga as he waits his turn to swing in Kabumbi, a neighborhood in the municipality of Nansana in Uganda’s Wakiso District. The children in the community made this swing.

Photo by Edna Namara

Tangmarg, Indian-administered Kashmir

Yasir Hussain (left), 11, and Sajad Qasana, 10, take advantage of the snow in Tangmarg, Indian-administered Kashmir. Indian-administered Kashmir has seen heavy snowfall this season, with up to two feet in hilly regions so far.

Photo by Raihana Maqbool

Kathmandu, Nepal

Siddhartha Gautam, 8, enjoys a ride called 3 in 1 at the Kathmandu Fun Parkin Bhrikutimandap, Kathmandu, Nepal. Siddhartha says he likes to ride 3 in 1 at least two times whenever he visits the amusement park, because it makes him feel as if he’s flying in a real airplane.

Photo by Kalpana Khanal

Buenos Aires, Argentina

From left, sisters Cielito, 10, María Isabel, 24, and Génesis Neira, 15, jump rope at the Parque Chacabuco in Buenos Aires, Argentina. ‘’We like to jump the rope and to play volleyball,” María Isabel says. “Usually, we come on Sundays, but now we are taking advantage of the fact that the girls are on vacation, and so we come during the week too.”

Photo by Lucila Pellettieri

Buenos Aires, Argentina

At Parque Chacabuco, a park in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Thiago Herrera, 10, plays soccer tennis with neighborhood friends, debuting a new net that was given to them for Christmas. In this game, the ball is kicked over the net, and one team tries to get the ball to bounce on the other team’s side of the court.

Photo by Lucila Pellettieri

Birendranagar, Nepal

Ravi Gupta (right) makes cotton candy from sugarcane, during a trade fair to promote agricultural and cultural tourism in Birendranagar, Nepal. The candy, which sells for 25 Nepalese rupees (22 cents), is popular at fairs. This business sells more than 300 portions per day.

Photo by Yam Kumari Kandel

Srinagar, Indian-administered Kashmir

Children play under the autumn shade of the chinar trees at Naseem Bagh, a garden on the University of Kashmir campus in Srinagar, a major city in Indian-administered Kashmir. In 1635, the ruler of the Mughal Empire planted 1,200 chinar saplings at Naseem Bagh, whose name means Garden of Breeze.

Photo by Raihana Maqbool

Lusaka, Zambia

Kelvin Kaboba (center) cheers for the Young Buffaloes Football Club, during the Barclays Cup tournament final at Heroes Stadium in Lusaka, Zambia. The fans show their support for the team by making a gesture resembling buffalo horns. The Young Buffaloes lost the match to the Nkana Football Club, 3-0.

Photo by Prudence Phiri

Port-au-Prince, Haiti

Jessika Jacques and Garvens Reby play ludo, a board game, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. The two were participating in a traditional-game day organized by ethnology students at the State University of Haiti.

Photo by Anne Myriam Bolivar

Sornapuri, Sri Lanka

Children from Sornapuri village in Sri Lanka laugh and play on the side of a road.

Photo by Vetrichelvi Chandrakala

Siavonga, Zambia

A group of friends swim in Lake Kariba in Siavonga, Zambia. Lake Kariba is one of the world’s biggest man-made lakes.

Photo by Prudence Phiri

Vavuniya, Northern Province, Sri Lanka

Vocational students gather to play elle, a popular Sri Lankan sport similar to baseball, at the VICTA Empowers Elle Championship Sports event in Vavuniya, a district in northern Sri Lanka.

Photo by Thayalini Indrakularasa

Madukkulam, Sri Lanka

Young people train in Silambattam, a traditional Tamil martial art, at the Sri Muthumariamman Temple in Madukkulam, a village in Vavuniya, Sri Lanka. The training was arranged by Pasumaikkana Puratchi Iyakkam, a local organization that aims to restore this traditional martial art.

Photo by Thayalini Indrakularasa

Bukoto, Uganda

Friends and neighbors (left to right) Blair, 3; Alysha, 4; and Ismah, 2, search through garbage for toys in Bukoto, a suburb of Kampala, Uganda. The group returns about once per week to look for new treasures. During this trip, they discovered some playing cards.

Photo by Apophia Agiresaasi

Buenos Aires, Argentina

Karen Ameal Vera practices parkour at the Parque Rivadavia in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Vera belongs to Facebook and WhatsApp groups whose members meet around the city every Wednesday to practice and teach one another parkour, an urban sport that blends gymnastics and stunts. Vera says, “It becomes a way of life. Now, I look at everything through parkour; I confront life’s obstacles in a different way.”

Photo by Lucila Pellettieri

Buenos Aires, Argentina

Athlete and sports journalist Bárbara Roskin and indoor football player Gonzalo Abdala practice freestyle football, which entails athletic and acrobatic tricks, at the Parque Rivadavia, a public park in Buenos Aires, Argentina. At first, freestyle football was a hobby for the pair, but now they make videos and perform at events and shows.

Photo by Lucila Pellettieri

Kisangani, Democratic Republic of Congo

Theo Bakoko, 20, who attends a technical secondary school, plays a game called “cadra” in Kisangani, a city in northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo. The two-player game costs 200 Congolese francs (12 cents) to play and is popular among students during their summer vacation.

Photo by Francine Ishay Mulumba

Carrefour, Haiti

Melissa Eximond, 17, a blue belt, trains under instructor Tales Joseph during a karate class at the Association d'art martial Shotokan karate do d'haiti, a martial arts school in Carrefour, a suburb of Port-au-Prince, Haiti. The school offers classes for children ages 6 to 18, and it tests them every four months for a chance to advance to the next colored belt as well as to help them prepare for national competitions.

Photo by Anne Myriam Bolivar

Bulawayo, Zimbabwe

Kindergarten students play tug of war during Tshaka Pre-School’s annual sports day, in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe. They took part in various activities throughout the day, including a sack race and a relay race, with prizes of certificates and T-shirts given to the top three winners.

Photo by Fortune Moyo

Lusaka, Zambia

Samson Tembo (left) dribbles the ball around goalkeeper Richard Lungu, who attempts to defend the goal during a practice hockey match at the Olympic Youth Development Centre, a sports venue for young people in Lusaka, Zambia. The duo are part of a team that will participate in the Africa Youth Games, to be held in Algeria July 18-28.

Photo by Prudence Phiri

Kathmandu, Nepal

Sita Yadav, 3, plays with pigeons near Basantapur Durbar Square, a World Heritage site in Kathmandu, Nepal. Tourists and other visitors at the temples there often bring food for the pigeons, and children enjoy feeding, playing with or trying to catch the birds.

Photo by Kalpana Khanal

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Gulmarg, Indian-administered Kashmir

Mexico City, Mexico

Babareshi, Indian-administered Kashmir

Nansana, Wakiso District, Uganda

Tangmarg, Indian-administered Kashmir

Kathmandu, Nepal

Buenos Aires, Argentina

Buenos Aires, Argentina

Birendranagar, Nepal

Srinagar, Indian-administered Kashmir

Lusaka, Zambia

Port-au-Prince, Haiti

Sornapuri, Sri Lanka

Siavonga, Zambia

Vavuniya, Northern Province, Sri Lanka

Madukkulam, Sri Lanka

Bukoto, Uganda

Buenos Aires, Argentina

Buenos Aires, Argentina

Kisangani, Democratic Republic of Congo

Carrefour, Haiti

Bulawayo, Zimbabwe

Lusaka, Zambia

Kathmandu, Nepal