Valparaiso, Chile
La Sebastiana
Pivotal home of Nobel Prize winner Pablo Neruda.
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Valparaiso, Chile
Pivotal home of Nobel Prize winner Pablo Neruda.
Concepción, Chile
The ruins of a grand theater destroyed during the most powerful seismic catastrophe ever recorded.
Punta Arenas, Chile
The rusty hull of this 1899 ship serves as a tribute to explorers of the bottom of the world.
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
A 125-meter long "tribute to the Brazilian people."
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
This massive Brazilian church is built like an angular, technicolor pyramid left by Mayans from the future.
Ushuaia, Argentina
The most southern point you can drive to in the Western Hemisphere.
Los Glaciares National Park, Argentina
This stunning mass of ice spans 121 square miles and is still growing.
El Bolsón, Argentina
This mountainside open-air museum was built from the ashes left behind by a devastating fire.
Llao Llao, Argentina
One of South America's most exclusive resorts has a storied history dating back to World War II.
Córdoba, Argentina
An intriguing antique iron Ferris wheel that most locals are sure was designed by Gustave Eiffel.
Córdoba, Argentina
One of the oldest colonial buildings still standing in South America.
Tafí del Valle Department, Argentina
Mysterious and ancient carved standing stones.
Foz do Iguaçu, Argentina
A series of waterfalls so massive they straddle the border of Argentina and Brazil.
Montevideo, Uruguay
This beautiful example of neoclassical architecture is one of Uruguay's most treasured cultural gems.
Montevideo, Uruguay
The design of the Palacio Salvo has been described as "a lighthouse on top of a building."
Montevideo, Uruguay
An epic sculpture depicting a wagon and straining oxen.
Colonia Del Sacramento, Uruguay
Abandoned bull fighting ring, slowly falling apart in Uruguay.
Colonia Del Sacramento, Uruguay
Constructed on the ruins of a convent, this tower saved countless lives.
Buenos Aires, Argentina
The final resting place of the liberator of Argentina is guarded around the clock by two soldiers.
Buenos Aires, Argentina
With its vast selection of books, comics, and records, this nearly 70-year-old open-air market always rewards the patient browser.
Buenos Aires, Argentina
A memorial to the victims of Argentina's "Dirty War."
Buenos Aires, Argentina
A vibrant street away from the typical tourist track, lined with colorful, mosaic-covered houses.
Mar del Plata, Argentina
A grotto replicating one of the world's most famed Marian apparitions sits across the ocean from the original.
Tandil, Argentina
A replica of a beloved, delicately-balanced granite boulder.