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16 Postcards From Destinations Around the World

Natural and cultural attractions draw tourists from near and far.

Lorenzo Suárez dives into the water at Mar Bella beach in Vega Baja, Puerto Rico. Suárez, who studies on the island of St. Kitts, visits his favorite beach whenever he returns home.

Gabriela Meléndez Rivera, GPJ Puerto Rico

Anold Mwanza prepares speedboats for clients who will come for a boat cruise on Kafue River in Lusaka, Zambia.

Prudence Phiri, GPJ Zambia

Justine Nanyonga teaches a tourist the traditional way to draw water Baganda people used at Ewaffe Cultural Village in Mukono district, Uganda. After collecting water, he will use a banana-leaf ring to balance the pot on his head.

Edna Namara, GPJ Uganda

Sightseers bet on a traditional game called Picas at a patron saint festival in Yabucoa, Puerto Rico. The game of chance, which is only allowed during patron saint festivals under the law, involves racing mechanical horses.

Yerimar Rivera Rivera, GPJ Puerto Rico

Locals and tourists visit Patan Durbar Square, the most popular cultural heritage site in Lalitpur district, Nepal.

Yam Kumari Kandel, GPJ Nepal

Happy Rose Tibihika tries on handcrafted necklaces at a souvenir store in Kampala, Uganda.

Beatrice Lamwaka, GPJ Uganda

Tourists climb to the viewpoint of Cerro El Porito to observe the Cerro de Siete Colores and the landscape of Purmamarca in Jujuy, Argentina.

Lucila Pellettieri, GPJ Argentina

Sita Shahi, 35, and Lokesh Shahi, 17, feed and take photos of deer at Mahendra Park in Nepalganj, Nepal.

Amrita Jaisi, GPJ Nepal

Visitors explore Museo Militar de Aviación, an aircraft museum at Santa Lucía Military Air Base No. 1 in the State of Mexico.

Aline Suárez del Real, GPJ Mexico

A family visits Kakrebihar, a Hindu-Buddhist temple in Birendranagar, Surkhet district, Nepal.

Chandani Kathayat, GPJ Nepal

Tourists learn how to prepare steamed matooke at Ewaffe Cultural Village in Mukono, Uganda.

Apophia Agiresaasi, GPJ Uganda

This hanging bridge is a popular sightseeing destination in Kunchukulam, Mannar, Sri Lanka.

Thayalini Indrakularasa, GPJ Sri Lanka

José “Planeta” Maldonado kayaks through mangrove channels at La Parguera in Lajas, Puerto Rico. Mangroves reduce coastal erosion, serve as a natural barrier to prevent flooding, purify water and are home to diverse marine species.

Yasmín Porrata Morán, GPJ Puerto Rico

Visitors gather in the plaza in front of Templo de Santo Domingo de Guzmán, constructed between the late 16th and early 17th centuries, in Oaxaca de Juárez, Mexico.

Ena Aguilar Peláez, GPJ Mexico

Fadzai Nyamudzanaka displays aprons along the roadside in Vumba, a tourist area outside of Mutare, Zimbabwe. She has been selling handmade wares for 10 years.

Evidence Chenjerai, GPJ Zimbabwe

Kanyam, in Ilam district, Nepal, is a popular destination, where tourists enjoy tea plantations and horseback riding.

Mayamitu Neupane, GPJ Nepal

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