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Photo Essay: Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia

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A rapidly modernizing and expanding world capital.  More »

Photo Essay: Studying Abroad in Florence

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Scenes you may encounter if you study abroad in Florence, Italy.   More »

Photo Essay: Studying Abroad in Buenos Aires

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Matador presents photographic evidence for why Buenos Aires is such an attractive place to study abroad.  More »

Photo Essay: Egypt From Cairo To The Western Desert

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A road trip through the Egyptian desert.  More »

Photo Essay: Kashmir

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Photographer Sami Calado visits Srinigar, Kashmir's lakes and high pastures in the Himalaya.   More »

Photo Essay: Sierra Norte, Oaxaca, Mexico

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Photos from an expedition to the Sierra Norte.  More »

Over Before It Starts: Life And Death In Mongolia

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Medical facilities aside, the families of Bayan Ulgii face another obstacle to fighting infant and maternal mortality: poverty.   More »

Photo Essay: Goodbye To Winter In Mongolia

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The river, still flanked by ice, is rushing with melt water. A few brave trees have begun to unfurl tight buds of future leaves, and the temperature h  More »

Photo Essay: Borneo

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Borneo, from Kota Kinabalu to Kuching.   More »

Photo Essay: Beijing, China

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Modern Beijing in photos.  More »

Photo Essay: Gay Pride in Oaxaca, Mexico

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During the organization’s gay pride parade, muxhes threw condoms from floats and served beer out of liter bottles to old women, young gay men and le  More »

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