Here are 31 photos of people who are carrying an amazing amount of stuff

In most western nations, goods are transported on trains, ships, and trucks.

But in areas where those vehicles are less available, people and goods move from place to place by some rather creative means.

These photos from Reuters reveal how people from all over the world use bikes, carts, boats, and animals in amazing ways to get themselves and their stuff where they need to go.

[Alex Davies and Julie Zeveloff contributed to an earlier version of this story.]