Ashgabat, Turkmenistan
Wedding Palace
If you want to get married in the White Marble City of Ashgabat, you should do it in this surreal disco ball building.
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Ashgabat, Turkmenistan
If you want to get married in the White Marble City of Ashgabat, you should do it in this surreal disco ball building.
Turkmenistan
A fiery crater has been burning in the Karakum Desert since 1971.
Ashgabat, Turkmenistan
A dictator's gold statue once rotated to face the sun on a 75-meter high marble tower.
Ashgabat, Turkmenistan
This harsh mountain path was built as a strange attempt to improve the health of Turkmen citizens.
Medellín, Colombia
In the heart of Medellín, an artsy urban complex sets the stage for demonstrations and protests.
Medellín, Colombia
A museum of memories in what was once one of the most violent cities in the world.
Medellín, Colombia
Two identical statues by Fernando Botero, one blown to pieces in a terrorist bombing, the other donated as a gift for peace.
Cartagena, Colombia
An inspired museum dedicated to the patron saint of enslaved people, inside the cloisters where he lived and died.
Cartagena, Colombia
The colonial city's social history is reflected in its fanciful door knockers.
Medellín, Colombia
This unofficial museum details the rise and fall of Colombia's most notorious narcotrafficker, Pablo Escobar.
Medellín, Colombia
Home to 23 voluptuous and instantly lovable sculptures by one of Latin America's most celebrated artists.
Medellín, Colombia
Outdoor escalators and art have helped change what was once a notoriously dangerous part of Medellín.
Medellín, Colombia
Three hundred illuminated pillars form an “artificial forest” in Medellín.
Medellín, Colombia
An unusual and beautiful form of mass transit serves the city's steepest neighborhoods.
Cartagena, Colombia
This elegant Colombian fortress was one of the torture headquarters for the Spanish Inquisition.
La Paz, Bolivia
The soaring gondola lines form the longest aerial cable car system in the world.
Nor Yungas, Bolivia
Death road of Bolivia.
La Paz, Bolivia
Popular tourist destination where witches in dark hats sell dried llama fetuses for good luck.
La Paz, Bolivia
A valley of unique erosion patterns lends to a view like nothing on Earth.
Foz do Iguaçu, Argentina
A series of waterfalls so massive they straddle the border of Argentina and Brazil.
Buenos Aires, Argentina
A bright little alley in La Boca is a part of tango history.
Buenos Aires, Argentina
The final resting place of the liberator of Argentina is guarded around the clock by two soldiers.
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Buenos Aires' city of the dead contains some very famous remains, including Eva Perón.
Colonia Del Sacramento, Uruguay
Constructed on the ruins of a convent, this tower saved countless lives.