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epa01288493 A lotus blossom pond along the Kumano Kodo sacred pilgrimage route in the Kii mountains above Hongu village, Tanabe city, Wakayama province, Japan, 14 March 2008. The mountains were designated a UNESCO Cultural Heritage Site in July 2004, due to the 1,200 year old traditions of nature worship still intact in the lush and rugged Kii mountain range of central Japan. EPA/EVERETT KENNEDY BROWN