Medellín, Colombia
Plaza Botero
Home to 23 voluptuous and instantly lovable sculptures by one of Latin America's most celebrated artists.
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Medellín, Colombia
Home to 23 voluptuous and instantly lovable sculptures by one of Latin America's most celebrated artists.
Cartagena, Colombia
Perched atop the highest hill in Cartagena, this 17th-century convent offers spectacular views of the city.
Cartagena, Colombia
This elegant Colombian fortress was one of the torture headquarters for the Spanish Inquisition.
Cartagena, Colombia
A cozy bookstore and coffee shop in the heart of Cartagena's Old City.
Santa Marta, Colombia
The 17th-century hacienda where Simón Bolívar spent his last days before dying from tuberculosis.
Barranquilla, Colombia
A narrow ghost town built onto a peninsula behind a Colombian Slum.
Anton Valley, Panama
Right angles in the forests of Panama.
Portobelo, Panama
A mysterious dark-skinned Christ statue has been this town's religious center for centuries.
Panama City, Panama
This softball diamond has a culture all its own.
Panama City, Panama
From a distance, Latin America's first Baha'i Temple looks like an enormous egg perched atop a hill.
Panama City, Panama
A huge, bustling local market in Panama City.
Panama City, Panama
This church was transported brick by brick from the ruins of a 16th-century city into Panama City's current historic district.
Panama City, Panama
A pocket of jungle amidst urban expansion in Panama.
Uvita, Costa Rica
Along a coast that sees the annual migration of humpback whales, a geological formation that takes the shape of a whale’s tail.
Jaco, Costa Rica
Once the foundation for a mansion, these ruins now offer amazing panoramic coastal views.
Monteverde, Costa Rica
In Costa Rica's cloud forest, the roots of a woody ficus create a botanical bridge.
Costa Rica
This neon blue river gets its color from a unique mix of bacteria and volcano minerals.
Granada, Nicaragua
The crumbling remains of a once-grand building.
Managua, Nicaragua
The largest garbage dump in all of Central America is home to a tragic community that make their living from the refuse.
Managua, Nicaragua
A crumbling cathedral condemned by an earthquake.
León, Nicaragua
This hilltop fort is a dark holdover from one of Latin America's bloodiest dictatorships.
San Jacinto, Nicaragua
Volcanic activity causes small pools of super-heated mud to boil furiously.
Nicaragua
The youngest volcano in Central America.
Comayagua, Honduras
This neoclassic cathedral also houses what is believed to be the oldest clock in the Americas.