From the rocky, desolate terrain of the central Mexican state of Hidalgo, the Acueducto de Tembleque reaches toward the sky and rises up to 125 feet (39 meters) in height.
When the town of Metztitlán was established during the first half of the 16th century, La Comunidad Convent and Los Santos Reyes Monastery were built on two of the settlement's highest points.
Deep within the riverbank of the Mekong in northern Lao's tropical region of Luang Prabang, the shadows of the Tam Ting caves reveal wonders of ancient spiritual and cultural heritage.
Scattered across 72 different locations along a remote mountain ridge, the Hintang Archaeological Landscape is a collection of prehistoric megalithic sites in northeastern Laos.
Extreme environmental conditions in the vast Sary Arka steppe compelled a seminomadic way of life for the people of central Kazakhstan, with mobile housing and seasonal cattle breeding.