HYW 1

Famous Highway 1 runs along much of the Pacific coast in California running by some of the most beautiful beaches in the world.

Celso Bayo/ BayoPhoto/2006

Harran

A traditional mud brick “beehive” houses in the village of Harran, located in the southeast of Turkey, near the border with Syria. A very ancient city, which was a major Assyrian commercial, cultural, and religious center, Harran is a valuable archaeological site.

Celso Bayo/ BayoPhoto/2001

Havana

Havana is one of the most exciting and charming cities in the world, but the buildings are going through a dangerous process of deterioration, and most cars are from before the revolution in the late ’50s and in poor conditions. Cuba’s economy has been struggling with the American embargo and the decline of financial support from former communists countries.

Celso Bayo/ BayoPhoto/2000

Umbrella Festival

Beauty pageant contenders, center, posing for the photographers at the Bo Sang Umbrella Festival in the north of Thailand, just outside of Chiang Mai. Many locals participate in the colorful parade using their umbrellas and bicycles every year in January at this traditional cultural festival in Bo Sang Umbrella Village.

Celso Bayo/ BayoPhoto/1998