Guyana, Demerara-Mahaica Region, Georgetown, Lotus flower, Nelumbo nucifera, in the Botanical Gardens. The lotus flower comes originally from India and is considered sacred to the Hindus and Buddhists...

Guyana, Demerara-Mahaica Region, Georgetown, Lotus flower bud, Nelumbo nucifera, in the Botanical Gardens. The lotus flower comes originally from India and is considered sacred to the Hindus and Buddh...

Guyana, Demerara-Mahaica Region, Georgetown, Lotus flower bud and seed pod, Nelumbo nucifera, in the Botanical Gardens. The lotus flower comes originally from India and is considered sacred to the Hin...

Guyana, Demerara-Mahaica Region, Georgetown, Lotus seed pod, Nelumbo nucifera, in the Botanical Gardens. The lotus flower comes originally from India and is considered sacred to the Hindus and Buddhis...

Guyana, Demerara-Mahaica Region, Georgetown, The Giant Water Lily or Queen Victoria's Water Lily, Victoria amazonica, is the world's largest water lily, with lily pads up to 3 meters or 9.8 feet in di...

Guyana, Demerara-Mahaica Region, Georgetown, Silk Cotton or Kapok tree, Ceiba pentandra, in the Botanical Gardens. In the foreground are lotus plants.

Guyana, Demerara-Mahaica Region, Georgetown, Silk Cotton or Kapok tree, Ceiba pentandra, in the Botanical Gardens. A large agave plant is flowering at left.

Guyana, Demerara-Mahaica Region, Georgetown, This modern chapel belongs to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, often referred to as the Mormon church.

Guyana, Demerara-Mahaica Region, Georgetown, The old City Hall built of timber and completed 1889 in the Danube Gothic style. It is no longer the city hall and has fallen into disrepair.

Guyana, Demerara-Mahaica Region, Georgetown, The old City Hall built of timber and completed 1889 in the Danube Gothic style. It is no longer the city hall and has fallen into disrepair.

Guatemala, Solola, Lake Atitlan, Spacious villa on the shore with a steep, forested hill behind and lake in foreground.

Guatemala, Solola Department, Lake Atitlan with San Pedro Volcano and the town of San Pedro la Laguna at its base. Lake Atitlan is a giant volcanic crater or caldera filled with water.