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DSC00799 - Shark Art Car - Burning Man 2012 by Loupiote

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Shark Car by Sid Kurz.

"This art car first appearing in 2002. Originally created by Sid Kurz, it belongs to the Seattle-based Lodi Camp. The Shark Car has undergone many redesigns over the years. It returned with a shiny aluminum finish in 2016."

Photo taken at the Burning Man 2012 festival (Black Rock Desert, Nevada).

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7775 - vietnam - Woman selling betel nuts and leaves on the market by Loupiote

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Woman selling Areca nuts (Betelnuts) and "lá trầu" (Betel) leaves on the market (Lang Sơn, Vietnam)

The Areca nut is wrapped with "lá trầu" leaf (Betel leaf) and chewed for its exhilarating lift. Betel quids chewing has been claimed to produce a sense of well-being, euphoria, heightened alertness, sweating, salivation, a hot sensation in the body and increased capacity to work.

Just like alcohol, tobacco, coffee and sakau, Areca nut and Betel leaf are culturally-approved psychoactive drugs.

The Areca nut, by association, is sometimes inaccurately called the "Betel nut".

See the Areca nut Wikipedia article.

See the "lá trầu" (Betel) leaves Wikipedia article.

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DSC07521 - Burning Man 2009 - Pilot seat - Instruments and controls- Inside the Raygun Gothic Rocket by Loupiote

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Pilot seat - Instruments and controls- Inside the Raygun Gothic Rocket

Photo taken at the Burning Man 2009 festival (Black Rock Desert, Nevada).

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DSC04090 - Beautiful Girl - Dangerous Creature by Loupiote

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Akiko

I think she is part Japanese and part Filipino, with some Chinese in the mix.

Photo taken at the Burning Man Decompression Party 2012 (San Francisco).

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DSC07793 - Angel Wings Bodypainting by Loupiote

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Gabrielle's angel wings

Body paint by Scott and Madelyn Fray - www.livingbrush.com

Photo taken at the Burning Man 2008 festival (Black Rock Desert, Nevada).

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10095-burning-man-2006 - Serpent Mother - Giant snake skeleton fire sculpture - head by Loupiote

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Serpent Mother by Flaming Lotus Girls

Photo taken at the Burning Man 2006 festival (Black Rock Desert, Nevada).

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09990 - Woman with Skull and Roses Arm Tattoo (San Francisco) by Loupiote

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Arm tattoo with skull and roses.

This arm belongs to a woman that I met in San Francisco, but I lost her contact information. Her other arm has a tattoo in a completely different style. If you recognize this tattoo, please email me.

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DSC04494 - Prenatal Sex Determination is Illegal in India by Loupiote

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Sign on the window of a womens clinic.

In India, prenatal gender determination (aka Prenatal sex discernment) of the fetus is illegal, because many women prefer to abort if they carry a girl.

Women prefer to have boys since they can more easily work and bring revenue to the family.

Women are still very much discriminated upon in india, and they are considered "inferior" to men in many respect.

In India, no laboratory or clinic is allowed to conduct any test including ultrasonography for the purpose of determining the sex of the fetus.

Prenatal sex determination was banned in India in 1994, under the Pre-conception and Prenatal Diagnostic Techniques (Prohibition of Sex Selection) Act. The act aims to prevent sex-selective abortion, which, according to the Indian Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, "has its roots in India’s long history of strong patriarchal influence in all spheres of life".

For more info, read en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prenatal_sex_discernment

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DSC06492 - Woman Climbing the Tower by Loupiote

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Woman Climbing the Tower

This climbable tower sculpture is called "Minaret" by Bryan Tedrick

Photo taken at the Burning Man 2010 festival (Black Rock Desert, Nevada).

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DSC04532 - Boy Jumping From a Ghat into the Ganges River (Varanasi) by Loupiote

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Boy jumping into the Ganges river at one of the Ghats (Varanasi).

A Sadhu (Hindu Holy Man) with face and arms covered with white hash is standing on the Ghat.

For more info on Sadhus, go to:

- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sadhu

- or this less serious article www.gonomad.com/951-smokin-sadhus-indias-wandering-stoned...

For more info about Varanasi, go to en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Varanasi.

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DSC07551 - Burning Man 2009 - Carrot Girl - More Carrot by Loupiote

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This is "More Carrot", a tribe from Oasis 47 camp.

For more information, go to: www.oasis47.org/.

Photo taken at the Burning Man 2009 festival (Black Rock Desert, Nevada).

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DSC01780 - Nautilus Submarine Art Car - Burning Man 2012 by Loupiote

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The amazing Nautilus Submarine art car.

“The Nautilus” by Five Ton Crane, a San Francisco Bay Area art collective, is a 25 foot long art car inspired by the submarine from 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea. It has a water cannon and a night vision periscope, but its most awesome detail is a 4 foot diameter door with a motorized brass aperture window shade and a squid-themed keyless entry system (video). The door was designed and built by artist Dr. Alan Rorie.

More info on the Nautilus art car website.

Photo taken at the Burning Man 2012 festival (Black Rock Desert, Nevada).

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8297 - vietnam - Traditional junk-boat sail by Loupiote

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Traditional junk-boat sail (Halong Bay, Vietnam)

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DSC06383 - Aerialist - Aerial Hoop by Loupiote

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Aerialist - Aerial Hoop

Photo taken at the Burning Man 2010 festival (Black Rock Desert, Nevada).

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DSC01912 - Woman at Buckeye Hot Springs (California) by Loupiote

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Buckeye hot springs (California)

Steaming hot water showers down a small cliff with colorful concretions, and fills up a series of pools in the bed of a creek.

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DSC04596 - Kitten Juggling by Loupiote

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That's me, juggling with three kittens in a hostel in Borneo.

Not very different from juggling with balls.

The trick is to keep the kittens from spinning around, as this makes them a bit upset.

Disclaimer: No kitten was hurt during the making of this photo. But I got a few scratches!

Roll the Ugliness... :)

View more of my kitten juggling photos.

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DSC08585 - Hindu Maithuna Erotic Sculpture - Konark Sun Temple (India) by Loupiote

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Erotic stone carving at the Konark Sun Temple (India)

The Konark Sun Temple is famous for the thousands of stone sculptures of Maithuna (sexual union in a ritual context).

For more info about Maithuna, go to en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maithuna.

For more photos and information about this place, go to the Konark Sun Temple album.

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DSC12109 - Woman Riding Royal Enfield Bullet Motorcycle - Grace Liew (India) by Loupiote

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Grace riding Ben's Motorcycle - Leh (India)

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DSC12551 - Country girls (Laos) by Loupiote

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Country girls in a village (Laos)

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DSC10535 - Old woman cooking excellent little cakes in the market - Luang Prabang (Laos) by Loupiote

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Old woman cooking excellent little cakes in the market - Luang Prabang (Laos)

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DSC08041 - Daryl's railroad tattoo by Loupiote

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Daryl's amazing railroad tattoo (San Francisco)

Train tracks, switches and tunnels cover his entire body, front and back, from head to toes (litterally), in a perfectly symetrical and seamless pattern. He designed the tattoo and said it took 200 hours of work to realise the work.

Daryl spent many years of his life "freight train hopping", which involves countless days of walking long miles along desert tracks.

Check my other photos of Daryl's railroad tattoo.

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DSC02583 - Manhattan Art Car - Burning Man 2012 by Loupiote

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Photo taken at the Burning Man 2012 festival (Black Rock Desert, Nevada).

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DSC07901 - Burning Man 2009 - Veronika - AstroHoops by Loupiote

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Veronika "AstroHoops" and her LED-light hulahoop.

Photo taken at the Burning Man 2009 festival (Black Rock Desert, Nevada).

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DSC07146 - Burning Man 2009 - Sacha and Annie by Loupiote

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The two sisters, Sacha and Annie, at the Center Camp Cafe

Photo taken at the Burning Man 2009 festival (Black Rock Desert, Nevada).

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DSC01914 - Bathing in Buckeye Hot Springs (California) by Loupiote

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Buckeye hot springs (California)

Steaming hot water showers down a small cliff with colorful concretions, and fills up a series of pools in the bed of a creek.

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DSC09464 - Björk (Bjork) - Stencil graffiti by Loupiote

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Björk (Bjork) - Stencil graffiti (Granada, Spain)

This graffiti is based on this photo: www.mp3lyrics.org/b/bjork/bjork_4.

Jpg (i cannot find the original source or copyright of this photo)

The Swedish company Desenio is making acoustic panels with a high-quality canvas print of this image. Check it out here.

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DSC04733 - Woman with Red Scarf and Bunny Ears - Burning Man 2013 by Loupiote

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Woman with bunny ears, who participated in the traditional "Bunny March" event.

Photo taken at the Burning Man 2013 festival (Black Rock Desert, Nevada).

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DSC01197 - Green Jeepney (Philippines) by Loupiote

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Jeepneys are a very popular type of public transportation in the Philippines.

Photo taken in Baguio, a regional capital in Luzon Island.

For more Jeepney photos and info, go to my Jeepney series.

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DSC05447 - Rusty Truck - Mutant Vehicle - Burning Man 2016 by Loupiote

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Rusted truck on the playa.

If you know the name or have more info about this art car, please post a comment!

Photo taken at the Burning Man 2016 festival (Black Rock Desert, Nevada).

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DSC02106 - Singeing a Wooden Sculpture - Burning Man 2012 by Loupiote

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Artist singeing his wooden sculpture with a propane torch.

The art piece was called "Crystal Goddess." The artist is Bruce Medhurst, aka Argia.

Photo taken at the Burning Man 2012 festival (Black Rock Desert, Nevada).

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3245-phsh - hallway - Abandoned Hospital (Presidio, San Francisco) by Loupiote

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This is a US Government property. No Trespassing!

The Public Health Service Hospital (PHSH) is located in the Presidio of San Francisco. It has been rehabilitated into luxury condos housing in 2010, and it is now called "Presidio Landmark Apartments".

For more information about this place you can visit my PHSH page.

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DSC09933 - Calamity Lulu and Neil Girling (aka Mr Nightshade) - Burning Man Decompression 2009 (San Francisco) by Loupiote

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Calamity Lulu and Neil Girling (aka Mr Nightshade)

Photo taken at the Burning Man Decompression Party 2009 (San Francisco).

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DSC11921 - Plain of Jars (Laos) by Loupiote

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Giant stone jars in Site 1 of the Plain of Jars, near Phonsavan (Laos)

For more information about this place, please read the album description.

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DSC05576 - Skull Makeup - Dia de Los Muertos - Halloween (San Francisco) by Loupiote

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Dia de Los Muertos (San Francisco)

Photo taken at the Dia de los Muertos procession in the Mission (San Francisco) on Nov 2, 2011.

For more info on this event, please check out my Dia de los Muertos series.

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DSC04157v2 - Group Hugging at Handfasting Ceremony near Pyramid - Burning Man 2013 by Loupiote

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Group hugging at a handfasting ceremony near the Temple of Whollyness.

Handfasting is a form of wedding, see en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Handfasting_(Neopaganism).

Photo taken at the Burning Man 2013 festival (Black Rock Desert, Nevada).

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DSC09493 - Crowd of Hindu Pilgrims Sitting - Kumbh Mela 2013 (India) by Loupiote

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Hindu devotees sitting in rows, waiting for Holy Prasad at sunset, on the bank of the Ganges river. For Holy Prasad, Hindu men and women don't mix, You can see two rows of women in the front, and only men behind.

Ashrams offer free Prasad food to all pilgrims.

For more info about Prasad (blessed Hindu food), read en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prasad.

Photo taken at the Kumbh Mela 2013 festival near Allahabad (India)

Kumbh Mela is the largest festival on Earth, taking place once every 12 years, with more than 50 million Hindu pilgrims gathering to pray and bathe in the holy Ganges river.

For more photos and info about the Kumbh Mela festival, read the album description.

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DSC00208 - Italian Girl with Long Curly Hair by Loupiote

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My friend Dilve needed a few headshots for her portfolio. We found that an old building door with ironworks, typical in Paris, would be a cool background.

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DSC07098 - burning man 2008 - Playa at dusk by Loupiote

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Playa at dusk

Photo taken at the Burning Man 2008 festival (Black Rock Desert, Nevada).

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DSC08629 - Young Indian Girl - Pierced Nostril by Loupiote

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This young girl was a contortionist in a small itinerant family circus, who were performing their acts in a train.

Photo taken in a train between Delhi and Lucknow.

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DSC07518 - Burning Man 2009 - Inside the Raygun Gothic Rocket by Loupiote

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Inside the Raygun Gothic Rocket

Photo taken at the Burning Man 2009 festival (Black Rock Desert, Nevada).

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DSC00302 - Kandi Kid Girl with Bracelets (cuffs) by Loupiote

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Kandi Raver -

Photo taken at the San Francisco LoveFest 2008.

A Kandi Kid is commonly called a "Candy Raver", "Candee Child" or "Kandi Raver".

For more information about Kandi Kids, read the album description.

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DSC00016 - Terraced Rice Fields in a River Bend (India) by Loupiote

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Terraced rice fields in a river bend (India)

In the Himalayas, land that can be cultivated is rare. Any area with a slope not too steep and that can be irrigated is made into terrace fields.

For more information about Terrace Farming, read en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terrace_(agriculture)

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DSC01005 - Lamplighters Procession at Dawn - Burning Man 2012 by Loupiote

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Sean Spratt and his fellow lamp lighters in their ritual procession to install the petrol lamps on the spire poles around Black Rock City every evening at sunset.

For more photos and info about the Lamplighters, read the album description.

Photo taken at the Burning Man 2012 festival (Black Rock Desert, Nevada).

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DSC05194 - Mazu Marching Band - Burning Man 2016 by Loupiote

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Procession of the Mazu crew, an all-Chinese camp with amazing art and a Brazilian drum marching band.

The members of the Mazu camp were all Chinese, mostly from Taiwan, with some coming from Hong Kong and Mainland China (PRC, aka People's Republic of China).

For more photos and info about the Mazu crew, go to the Mazu photo album.

Photo taken at the Burning Man 2016 festival (Black Rock Desert, Nevada).

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DSC08340 - African Woman in Glittery Costume by Loupiote

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African Woman from Congo in Glittery Blue Costume

Photo taken at the San Francisco Carnival 2011.

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DSC03958 - Bicycles with Streamer Flags - Burning Man 2013 by Loupiote

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Couple riding bicycles with large red and yellow streamers on poles.

Photo taken at the Burning Man 2013 festival (Black Rock Desert, Nevada).

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DSC04075 - Fresh Tuna Fish by Loupiote

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Merchant showing a fresh tuna fish. Fish does not look quite as happy as the guy!

Photo taken at the Fish Market in Lahad Datu (Borneo)

Watch a video that I shot in this Fish Market.

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DSC08041 - Wakaba Falls - Seven Sisters Waterfall - Cherrapunji (India) by Loupiote

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Wakaba Falls (the Seven Sisters Waterfall) near Cherrapunji in the East Khasi Hills, in Meghalaya (India)

The official name is Wha Kaba, but it is often spelled Wakaba or Wha Kba. This waterfall is much more impressive during the rainy season.

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DSC09210 - Oxy-Acetylene Cutting Torch by Loupiote

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Welder cutting a track rail with a Oxy-Acetylene cutting torch.

View more photos of railroad workers replacing a Muni lightrail track section on Church street in San Francisco.

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DSC01190 - Jeepneys at Jeepney Station (Philippines) by Loupiote

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Jeepneys are a very popular type of public transportation in the Philippines.

Photo taken in Baguio, a regional capital in Luzon Island.

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