Guyana, Demerara-Mahaica Region, Georgetown, A female Yellow-lined Skimmer, Orthemis biolleyi, peched on a stem in the botanical gardens.

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.

Flowers and seed pods of a plant of the Genus Senna in the Atitlan Nature Reserve near Panajachel, Guatemala.

Flowers and seed pods of a plant of the Genus Senna in the Atitlan Nature Reserve near Panajachel, Guatemala.

A beautiful Calico Flower or Elegant Dutchman's Pipe, Aristolochia littoralis, in the Atitlan Nature Reserve near Panajachel, Guatemala.

Zebra Longwing or Zebra Heliconia Butterfly, (Heliconius charitonia), feeding on a flower near Panajachel, Guatemala

A female Pale-spotted Swallowtail Butterfly, Papilio erostratus, in the Atitlan Nature Reserve near Panajachel, Guatemala. The females have pink spots, while the males have white ones. This butterfl...

Three Mexican Silverspot Butterflies, Dione moneta poeyii, on a plant in the Atitlan Nature Reserve near Panajachel, Guatemala.

Guatemala, Solola Department, Santiago Atitlan, A Mayan man in traditional dress paddles his cayuco on Lake Atitlan near Santiago Atitlan, Guatemala.

Israel, Tiberius, Sea of Galilee, Boats on the Sea of Galilee and the dock of a shore-side hotel in Tiberius. Across the lake are the Golan Heights, occupied by Israel.

Jordan, Petra, Arid desert mountains surrounding the ruins of the Nabataean city of Petra in the Petra Archeological Park is a Jordanian National Park and a UNESCO World Heritage Site.