National Geographic: best photos of last week (August 20-26)

Every week National Geographic presents interesting, vivid, memorable, and sometimes magical photos from different parts of the world.

Now we present the best photos published from August 20-26.

August 20

Songkran, Thai New Year, which is celebrated on April 13. On that day the Thai youth pours water on each other. The rite is done before the rainy season and is the symbol of abundant rice harvest. In addition, water also symbolizes the cleaning of negative accumulations from the previous year.

August 21
Japan: country of natural phenomena and miracles. This scene is visible from the beach of Kitaibaraki town on Honshu island.

August 22

August 23
A rare species of flamingo lives in the high mountains of Bolivia, and is frequently seen in salty and alkaline lakes on 4000 m above sea level. In the photo, the flamingo is warming up in the steam of hot mineral water.

August 24
In Japan, young people usually prefer bike to car. Such couples can be seen in Osaka Trade Center of Sinsaiba district, as well as in other major cities.

August 25
Lunar night

August 26
Bolivia, La Pas Square