Petra · Jordan
♡ 248The Treasury at first light
The canyon was almost silent. I arrived just as the first band of sunlight reached the façade.
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Teotihuacan · Mexico
♡ 174Above the Avenue of the Dead
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Angkor · Cambodia
♡ 319Stone faces after the rain
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