NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC HAS published its best travel photos of 2015, featuring some stunning images from all around the world.
From northern lights in Iceland to running with the bulls in Spain, the pictures show how colourful and beautiful the Earth can be.
Waterfall in Ecuador
A few miles from the site of a hydroelectric plant, the Coca River vaults down a 480-foot waterfall, the tallest in Ecuador.Source: Ivan KashinskyNorthern lights
"This was one of the most amazing day of my life. In the afternoon fantastic lenticular clouds were formed between me and Myrdalsjökull glacier so I took some amazing shots at sunset. I came back at night and fantastic northern lights were painting the sky of green. I took some shots at the local lighthouse but suddenly my attention fell on this little house (I guess lighthouse's guardian home). The door was open and the light on."Source: Daniele BoffelliAerial view of Lesser flamingos
This saline, alkaline lake is highly productive with abundant cynobacteria (Arthrospira fusiformis) that attracts large numbers of flamingos, sometimes 1 million at a time.Source: © Martin Harvey/CorbisParc National de la Reunion
Source: © SPANI Arnaud/Hemis/CorbisSiti Khadijah market
Siti Khadijah market is mostly run by women. You can buy various vibrant foods there. Source: Duratul Ain D.Tangled Creek in Yellowstone National Park
A frosty morning...Source: © Jeff Vanuga/CorbisBubble kids
"I took this picture at an amusement park down by the Waterfront in Cape Town. It was a clear blue sky when I saw these kids crawling, running and trying to balance themselves in these shiny plastic bubbles in a pool of water."Source: Philip GrubeTorred del Paine
"This was the early morning sun hits the face of the mountain, and the dark stormy clouds glows and popes up."Source: Gleb TarroRussland, St. Petersburg
The vaulted ceiling at the Cathedral of the Resurrection of Christ.Source: Sasse/laifBinche festival carnival in Belgium
The carnival of Binche is an event that takes place each year in the Belgian town of Binche during the Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday preceding Ash Wednesday.Source: Sergi Reboredo/VWPics/ReduxNight fishermen, Japan
Fishermen wait for glass eels to be drawn to the bright lights they're shining on Japan's Yoshino River. When the eels are close, the fishermen scoop them up. This type of traditional fishing is best done on the darkest nights.Source: The Asahi ShimbunRunning of the Bulls
Space is tight for onlookers during opening day of the San Fermin Festival's Running of the Bulls in Pamplona, Spain. Source: David Ramos
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