Around the world in images

The Vinciguerra glacier is seen in the distance in the Valle de Andorra, near the 

southern-most Argentine city of Ushuaia in the Patagonian province of 

Tierra del Fuego April 1, 2012. REUTERS/Enrique Marcarian

Tourists walk by a peat land in the Ramsar protected wetlands near Ushuaia April 1, 2012. In the farthest
southernmost stretches of Argentina's Patagonia region a massive network of peat bogs quietly stores
thousands of gallons of fresh glacial water and helps regulate global climate change by containing more carbon
per acre than most wooded forests. Argentina's Tierra del Fuego, is home to almost all of the country's peat bogs containing 110 million metric tons of the country's 115 metric tons of peat in the continent's most significant peat
bog. However,Inturraspe, says this crucial resource is in danger of being over harvested and says more regulation is needed to protect the peat. Picture taken April 1, 2012.

A tourist stands near the pillars of the Amman Citadel, an ancient Roman landmark. REUTERS/Muhammad Hamed

A tourist looks towards a mountain while sitting at the Amman Citadel, an ancient Roman landmark, in Amman, Jordan REUTERS/Muhammad Hamed

Jordan tourist police on horseback patrol the Red Rose ancient city of Petra, southern Jordan, April 3, 2012. REUTERS/Ali Jarekji

Tourists visit the Red Rose ancient city of Petra, southern Jordan, April 3, 2012. REUTERS/Ali Jarekji

Tourists visit the Red Rose ancient city of Petra, southern Jordan, April 3, 2012. REUTERS/Ali Jarekji

Tourists visit the Red Rose ancient city of Petra, southern Jordan, April 3, 2012. REUTERS/Ali Jarekji

Tourists visit the Red Rose ancient city of Petra, southern Jordan, April 3, 2012. REUTERS/Ali Jarekji

Men from the United Arab Emirates ride lifts at a ski resort in Faraya, Mount Lebanon April 4, 2012. The ski resort in Faraya, most visited by Arab tourists, opens until the end of April.

Women from Saudi Arabia play with snow at a ski resort in Faraya, Mount Lebanon April 4, 2012. The ski resort in Faraya, most visited by Arab tourists, opens until the end of April.

Tourists walk on the stairs of the imperial Schoenbrunn palace in Vienna. The Great Gallery (Grosse Galerie) hall, a 43 metres (141 feet) long and 10 metres (33 feet) wide central representation room was officially presented to the public April 5 after two years of refurbishment, the first general renovation in more than 100 years.

A double-decker tourist bus passes by the Orthodox church in Havana, Cuba.

A commuter walks by immobilised ferries during the second day of a 48-hour seamen strike at the Piraeus port near Athens April 11, 2012. Greek ferry workers began the 48-hour strike on Tuesday, leaving travellers stranded during the country's Easter holidays and ignoring calls from the government to not disrupt the key tourism sector.

Elephants spray tourists with water during the Songkran water festival in Thailand's Ayutthaya province, about 80 km (50 miles) north of Bangkok, April 11, 2012. Songkran, the most celebrated festival of the year, marks the start of Thailand's traditional New Year.

Shadows are cast by people walking on a terrace overlooking the Eiffel Tower in Paris.

A youth breakdances for tourists in the old city of Cartagena.

Tourists pose for pictures with Colombian Navy snipers after a demonstration of their techniques for journalists covering the VI Summit of the Americas in Cartagena April 11, 2012. The Americas Summit will take place from April 14 to 15.

Tourists walk past a sculpture by Fernando Botero in Cartagena, Colombia.

Tourists play with pigeons in the old city in Cartagena.

Tourists ride in a boat to observe the Iguazu falls from the Brazilian side, across the border from Argentina. Drought has largely decreased the amount of water in South America's largest falls.

Tourists ride in a boat to observe the Iguazu falls from the Brazilian side, across the border from Argentina. Drought has largely decreased the amount of water in South America's largest falls.