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  • A series of steep cliff ridges in heavy mist along Wildcat Beach, Point Reyes National Seashore, California on February 22, 2008. Alamere Falls, visible in the distance, is one of two waterfalls in California that pours out directly into the ocean. The beach should only be hiked at low tide as waves come crashing up to the base of the cliffs during high tide.
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  • Alamere Falls pours directly out into the Pacific Ocean, only one of two waterfalls in California to do so, on Wildcat Beach, Point Reyes National Seashore, California.
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  • Thick beds of California mussels (Mytilus californianus) carpet the mid intertidal zone on Laguna Beach, California. Mussel beds provide habitat for many other species, including these small white acorn barnacles (Balanus glandula).
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  • Thick beds of California mussels (Mytilus californianus) carpet the mid intertidal zone on Laguna Beach, California.
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  • Tourists at night on the trail overlooking the beach in Laguna Beach, California.
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  • The silhouette of an Agave americana bloom frames the moon in Laguna Beach, California.
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  • Three people enjoy the sunset on the beach in Laguna Beach, California.
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  • A steamroller at night on a road construction site outside Livermore, California.
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  • Hiker Zach Podell-Eberhardt stands on a footbridge contemplating the forest on a rainy day in Muir Woods National Monument, California.
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  • A white cowboy hat rests on a church bench at the entrance of the San Javier Mission in the Sierra de Giganta outside Loreto, Baja California Sur, Mexico. Founded by Jesuits in 1699 and built in the mid 18th century, the church is one of the best preserved of the California missions.
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  • Portrait of a white sheep at Slide Ranch, a non-profit teaching farm in the Golden Gate National Recreation Area near Muir Beach, California.
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  • Cars drive through heavy rain and fog on Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, California.
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  • Detail of the Golden Gate Bridge structure on a foggy day in San Francisco, California.
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  • A surfer stands up on his surfboard, catching a wave off of Laguna Beach, California.
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  • Joshua Tree (Yucca brevifolia) at sunset in Joshua Tree National Park, California.
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  • A father, daughter and two friends with bicycles walk along the boardwalk at Dana Point, California.
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  • Tide waters swell around rocks lying on Wildcat Beach below Alamere Falls, a waterfall that comes right down to the ocean, in Point Reyes National Seashore, California.
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  • A long exposure smoothes the tidal motion of the Pacific Ocean under overcast skies on the rocky shore of Pescadero State Beach, California.
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  • A small fishing vessel drifts past sea birds as it crosses San Francisco Bay, California.
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  • Joshua Trees (Yucca brevifolia) after a winter snow storm near Hidden Valley Campground, Joshua Tree National Park, California.
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  • Striated and uplifted rock formations along Wildcat Beach, Point Reyes National Seashore, California.
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  • Alamere Falls and steep uplifted cliffs are visible in the distance as waves roll gently onto sandy Wildcat Beach,  Point Reyes National Seashore, California.
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  • A full moon looms over a a warehouse at night in Livermore, California.
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  • Backlit ferns and redwood trees in Muir Woods National Monument, California.
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  • A young woman turns around to look at the camera as she walks down a dirt road in Crystal Cove State Park, California.
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  • An alpine lake turns gold, reflecting the alpenglow hitting the rock cliffs above, just below 12,000 ft Glen Pass along the John Muir Trail, Kings Canyon National Park, California.
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  • Waves roll up against high coastal bluffs along narrow Wildcat Beach in Point Reyes National Seashore, California.
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  • A seagull stands on a rock with a group of black cormorants in San Francisco Bay, California.
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  • Joshua Trees (Yucca brevifolia) after a winter snow storm near Hidden Valley Campground, Joshua Tree National Park, California.
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  • Sunset over rock formations at Hidden Valley in Joshua Tree National Park, California.
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  • A climber rappels down a rock spire at the Hidden Valley campground in Joshua Tree National Park, California.
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  • A single car is parked in an empty parking lot at Hidden Valley in Joshua Tree National Park, California.
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  • Waves crash onto shore at sunset in Laguna Beach, California.
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  • A man looks out over the ocean from an overlook above Wildcat Beach along the Coast Trail in Point Reyes National Seashore, California.
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  • Waves crash into the rugged rocky coastline, spraying foam into the air, at Wildcat Beach, Point Reyes National Seashore, California. The steep cliffs render the beach dangerous or unaccessible at high tide. Alamere Falls is visible in the background.
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  • Two woman and a child stand in the water looking out to the ocean at Laguna Beach, California.
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  • Ethan Welty's shadow stands in the desert among Joshua Trees (Yucca brevifolia) in Joshua Tree National Park, California.
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  • The smoke from a prescribed burn lingers in a ponderosa pine forest in Kings Canyon National Park, California. Crews in the park undertake controlled fires to restore the natural fire cycle and prevent a dangerous accumulation of understory vegetation.
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  • Snow falls heavily around a Joshua Tree (Yucca brevifolia) in Joshua Tree National Park, California
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  • A curving road sign stands out against dark stormy skies in Joshua Tree National Park, California.
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  • Waves crash into the rugged rocky coastline, spraying foam into the air, at Wildcat Beach, Point Reyes National Seashore, California. The steep cliffs render the beach dangerous or unaccessible at high tide. Alamere Falls is visible in the background.
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  • Backpackers relax below a large boulder-ridden snow field looming behind them along the John Muir Trail near Glen Pass, Kings Canyon National Park, California.
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  • The returning tide draws out silky streaks as it weaves around a boulder along the rugged coastline at Wildcat Beach, Point Reyes National Seashore, California.
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  • Hiker Zach Podell-Eberhardt strolls through the Cathedral Grove redwoods on a rainy day in Muir Woods National Monument, California.
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  • Palm trees are silhouetted at sunset along the bluff above the beach in Laguna Beach, California.
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  • A surfer stands up with his surfboard on a rock outcrop off of Laguna Beach, California.
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  • Backlit blades of a large succulent plant in Laguna Beach, California.
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  • A man leans against a large blue beach umbrella and looks out to sea at Laguna Beach, California.
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  • Vernal Falls seen from above along the John Muir Trail, Yosemite National Park, California.
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  • The wind turbines of the Altamont Pass Wind Farm overlook the homes and vineyards of Livermore, California. The wind farm boasts the largest concentration of turbines in the world, with a total generating capacity of 576 Megawatts, but these smaller units are considered obsolete and being replaced with larger, more modern units.
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  • Spiny Joshua Tree (Yucca brevifolia) and rock formations in Joshua Tree National Park, California.
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  • Sea foam lies in a line along Wildcat Beach, Point Reyes National Seashore, California. Alamere Falls, a waterfall that comes right down to the beach, is visible in the distance.
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  • Painted with a headlamp, a boulder glows brightly at the Hidden Valley campground in Joshua Tree National Park, California.
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  • Detail of the spines of a young Joshua Tree (Yucca brevifolia) in Joshua Tree National Park, California.
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  • A new paved road winds through the Sierra de Giganta to the San Javier Mission, Baja California Sur, Mexico. The Mexican government is gradually paving the 25 mile road in order to facilitate tourism as part of the coastal development in Loreto.
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  • Bleached gray whale bones lie in a pile at Antonio's Tours and Campground on the shores of Laguna San Ignacio, Baja California Sur, Mexico. Designated as a UNESCO World Heritage site and part of the Vizcaino Biosphere Reserve, the lagoon is the last undeveloped gray whale birthing area on the planet.
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  • A small bird walks across the natural salt flats on the shores of Laguna San Ignacio, Baja California Sur, Mexico. In 2000, thanks to national and international pressure, the Mexican government cancelled a joint venture with Mitsubishi subsidiary ESSA (Exportadora de Sal, S.A) to establish the largest industrial salt evaporation facility in the world. Designated as a UNESCO World Heritage site and part of the Vizcaino Biosphere Reserve, the lagoon is the last undeveloped gray whale birthing area on the planet.
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  • Blocks of goat cheese mature under a cloth screen tent in San Francisco de la Sierra, Baja California Sur, Mexico on January 31, 2009. Making goat cheese is the primary activity and source of income for the ranches in the area.
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  • Clothes hang to dry outside at sunset in a clearing in San Francisco de la Sierra, Baja California Sur, Mexico on January 30, 2009.
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  • A young boy, sitting on the ground near a donkey, mends his lasso at Rancho Santa Teresa, Baja California Sur, Mexico on January 30, 2009. As in the other ranches high in the Sierra de San Francisco, the primary occupation is herding goats for cheese and meat, so boys learn at a young age how to use a lasso.
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  • A man closes the gate to the enclosure holding his family's goat herd in San Francisco de la Sierra, Baja California Sur, Mexico on January 27, 2009. Making goat cheese is the primary activity and source of income for the ranches in the area.
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  • Yellow lichen grows on rock in the Sierra de San Francisco, Baja California Sur, Mexico on January 27, 2009.
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  • Remains of the El Boleo French mining company, never dismantled, lay abandoned in Santa Rosalia, Baja California Sur, Mexico on January 26, 2009. The company founded Santa Rosalia in 1884 and operated a large copper mine till 1954. Korea Exim bank and Baja Mining Corporation, a Canadian mining company, joined together in 2008 to redevelop Mexico's largest copper mine, which also contains reserves of cobalt, zinc and other minerals. Production is expected to begin in 2010.
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  • A Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) comes in for landing on Isla Pitahaya in Bahia de Concepcion, Baja California Sur, Mexico. Brown Pelicans live in colonies, usually on islands like this one in the Sea of Cortez.
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  • A Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) pulls its head back to stretch its pouch on Isla Pitahaya in Bahia de Concepcion, Baja California Sur, Mexico. Brown Pelicans live in colonies, usually on islands like this one in the Sea of Cortez.
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  • A lone heron stands on a fishing boat anchored in the Sea of Cortez off Playa Santispac in Bahia de Concepcion, Baja California Sur, Mexico.
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  • A lone heron stands on a fishing boat anchored in the Sea of Cortez off Playa Santispac in Bahia de Concepcion, Baja California Sur, Mexico.
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  • Gooseneck barnacles (Pollicipes polymerus) grow on a rock in the mid intertidal zone of Laguna Beach, California. They are valued as a culinary delicacy, especially along the coast of the Mediterranean.
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  • Last light on Half Dome, Ahwahnee Meadow, Yosemite Valley, California.
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  • Sunrise over spiny Joshua Tree (Yucca brevifolia) in Joshua Tree National Park, California on February 8, 2009.
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  • An overcast and foggy morning view along the Coast Trail, which follows the top of the bluffs at the south end of Point Reyes National Seashore, California.
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  • Joshua Tree National Park, California.
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  • A park sign prohibits swimming in the reservoir, pictured dry, created by Barker Dam in Wonderland of Rocks, Joshua Tree National Park, California. Built by cattle ranchers, the dam holds back rain water, a precious commodity in the desert.
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  • The moon rises over unusual eroded rock formations at Hidden Valley in Joshua Tree National Park, California.
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  • The shadow of a climber reaches its arms out to climb a boulder at Hidden Valley in Joshua Tree National Park, California.
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  • Hikers navigate the unusual rock formations at Hidden Valley in Joshua Tree National Park, California.
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  • A father stands with his son on a rocky point on Laguna Beach, California.
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  • A father stands with his son on a rocky point on Laguna Beach, California.
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  • A Century Plant (Agave americana) blooms in the Sierra de Giganta above the mission town of San Javier, Baja California Sur, Mexico.
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  • Flowers grow in the town plaza across from the Jesuit Mission of San Javier, founded in 1699 and built in the 18th century in the Sierra de Giganta outside Loreto, Baja California Sur, Mexico.
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  • A newborn gray whale calf (Eschrichtius robustus) surfaces in Laguna San Ignacio, on the Pacific coast of Baja California Sur, Mexico. Designated as a UNESCO World Heritage site and part of the Vizcaino Biosphere Reserve, it is the last undeveloped gray whale birthing lagoon on the planet.
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  • A newborn gray whale calf (Eschrichtius robustus) surfaces and blows air from its blowhole as it swims with its mother in Laguna San Ignacio, on the Pacific coast of Baja California Sur, Mexico. Designated as a UNESCO World Heritage site and part of the Vizcaino Biosphere Reserve, it is the last undeveloped gray whale birthing lagoon on the planet.
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  • A newborn gray whale calf (Eschrichtius robustus) swims near the surface with its mother in Laguna San Ignacio, on the Pacific coast of Baja California Sur, Mexico. Designated as a UNESCO World Heritage site and part of the Vizcaino Biosphere Reserve, it is the last undeveloped gray whale birthing lagoon on the planet.
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  • A young man walks across the natural salt flats on the shores of Laguna San Ignacio, Baja California Sur, Mexico.
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  • Empty scallop shells pile up in large mounds outside a fishermen's camp on the shores of Laguna San Ignacio, Baja California Sur, Mexico.
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  • Natural salt flats on the shores of Laguna San Ignacio, Baja California Sur, Mexico. In 2000, thanks to national and international pressure, the Mexican government cancelled a joint venture with Mitsubishi subsidiary ESSA (Exportadora de Sal, S.A) to establish the largest industrial salt evaporation facility in the world. Designated as a UNESCO World Heritage site and part of the Vizcaino Biosphere Reserve, the lagoon is the last undeveloped gray whale birthing area on the planet.
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  • A shopkeeper weighs the block of goat cheese she is buying for her corner store at Leche Caracol dairy company employee housing outside Vizcaino, Baja California Sur, Mexico on January 31, 2009. "Pepe" drives down from San Francisco de la Sierra every week to supply goat cheese to the shops in the valley. Making goat cheese is the primary activity and source of income for the ranches in the Sierra.
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  • Natural salt flats on the shores of Laguna San Ignacio, Baja California Sur, Mexico. In 2000, thanks to national and international pressure, the Mexican government cancelled a joint venture with Mitsubishi subsidiary ESSA (Exportadora de Sal, S.A) to establish the largest industrial salt evaporation facility in the world. Designated as a UNESCO World Heritage site and part of the Vizcaino Biosphere Reserve, the lagoon is the last undeveloped gray whale birthing area on the planet.
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  • A woman passes young cheese curds, prepared that morning from fresh goat's milk, through a strainer to remove excess liquid in San Francisco de la Sierra, Baja California Sur, Mexico on January 31, 2009. Making goat cheese is the primary activity and source of income for the ranches in the area.
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  • A woman carries a bucket filled with fresh goat's milk as others gather the herd in San Francisco de la Sierra, Baja California Sur, Mexico on January 31, 2009. Making goat cheese is the primary activity and source of income for the ranches in the area.
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  • INAH (Instituto Nacional de Antropologia e Historia) custodian Enrique Arce sits at the dinner table in his home in San Francisco de la Sierra, Baja California Sur, Mexico on January 30, 2009. All trips to the cave painting sites in the area, designated as a UNESCO World Heritage site, must be arranged through Arce.
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  • Francisco Arce, an experienced guide to the region's cave paintings and archeological sites, sits with his family at his home in San Francisco de la Sierra, Baja California Sur, Mexico on January 30, 2009. His wife holds their baby son born with blue eyes, a sign of mixed European ancestry.
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  • Ethan Welty visits the Cueva de La Flechas (Cave of the Arrows) rock paintings in the Sierra de San Francisco, Baja California Sur, Mexico. The cave painting site gets its name from two large human figures pierced with arrows. The region, rich in pictograph and petroglyph sites, was named a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1993.
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  • Ethan Welty visits the Cueva de La Flechas (Cave of the Arrows) rock paintings in the Sierra de San Francisco, Baja California Sur, Mexico. The cave painting site gets its name from two large human figures pierced with arrows. The region, rich in pictograph and petroglyph sites, was named a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1993.
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  • Large red-and-black human figures wearing elaborate headdresses dominate the mural at Cueva de La Flechas (Cave of the Arrows) in the Sierra de San Francisco, Baja California Sur, Mexico. The cave painting site gets its name from two human figures pierced with arrows. The region, rich in pictograph and petroglyph sites, was named a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1993.
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  • Children help with the management and milking of the family goat herd in San Francisco de la Sierra, Baja California Sur, Mexico on January 27, 2009. Making goat cheese is the primary activity and source of income for the ranches in the area.
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  • An elderly woman stands by the goat cheese she spends every morning preparing from the milk she collects daily from her goats in San Francisco de la Sierra, Baja California Sur, Mexico on January 27, 2009.  Making goat cheese is the primary activity and source of income for the ranches in the area.
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  • Detail of the spines of a Red Barrel Cactus (Ferocactus peninsulae) in the Sierra de San Francisco, Baja California Sur, Mexico on January 27, 2009.
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  • Orange cup lichen (Teloschistes chrysophthalmus) grows on a branch in the Sierra de San Francisco, Baja California Sur, Mexico on January 27, 2009.
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  • Top view of cactus plant growing in the Sierra de San Francisco, Baja California Sur, Mexico on January 27, 2009.
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