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Twin Lakes panorama by Jim Tanton, a volunteer in Uganda. (Photo courtesy Tanton/2013)
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Kara Zucker in Achuachapan, El Salvador, hikes one hour to the nearest town to use a printer at an internet cafe. "I had just shown my host sister how to use my camera and she surprised me by taking this photo from ahead on the trail," she said. (Photo courtesy Zucker/2013)
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