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Military artifacts from the Salvadoran Civil War are displayed in this small but notable museum.

A legendary tree towers within its own vibrant sanctuary.

This color-changing crater lake in El Salvador is occasionally impenetrable to sunlight.

A major pre-Columbian archaeological site in central El Salvador.

This risky summer festival honors a historic volcanic eruption.

A Mayan village preserved for centuries in volcanic ash.

Antoine de Saint-Exupéry's 1943 book shares a surprising connection with El Salvador.

Padre Delgado, a leader in the fight for Salvadoran independence, is buried in this stunning Brutalist cathedral.

Stunning Roman aqueduct used for 1900 years and still standing.

A signal indicates the entrance to this alley, rumored to be a meeting place for witches.

The Iberian site of Rabassats was a small rural community dedicated to farming and storing grain

A gem of Catalan modernism amidst the vineyards.

An enchanting monastery in the Spanish countryside appears lifted from a fantasy tale.

A bronze sculpture of a monkey sits outside this factory, which has made an anise-flavored liqueur for over 150 years.

Remote ruins of a 2,400-year-old Iberian settlement.

This chest hospital with a dark, haunted past serves as a fitting set for horror films and a paradise for ghost hunters.

Holy Grotto of Montserrat Monastery holds one of Europe's mysterious black Madonnas.

Barcelona's only remaining tram system takes riders to the Tibidabo funicular.

An architect transformed this abandoned cement factory into his castle-like workshop.

The abandoned ruins of a beautiful medieval castle just outside Barcelona.

This abandoned racetrack looks like it is set to hold competitions in the apocalypse.

A medieval palace holding a millennium of the Crown of Aragon's records

An egg dancing on water as a sign of renewal

It’s Christmas every day at Barcelona’s oldest restaurant.