This public elevator links the lower city to the upper city of Salvador.

A display of works by one of the world masters sacred art, an 18th-century Brazilian sculptor nicknamed "the little cripple."

As one of the world's largest hydroelectric dams this plant took two countries to get built.

This striking, two-toned confluence of rivers is visible from space.

A beautiful opera house in the heart of Amazonia has recently restarted performances after a 90-year hiatus.

A stunning Catholic cathedral built by a curve-loving communist in Brazil’s newly created capital.

High plateaus and beautiful waterfalls frame this ecologically significant nature preserve.

Solitary monument dedicated to the beauty of nature.

A 125-meter long "tribute to the Brazilian people."

A faux desert landscape in the middle of the jungle that sprouts oases during the rainy season.

After millennia of erosion by sand and churning water this Brazilian valley now looks like a lunar fantasy.

Mountain of unimaginable riches that bankrolled the Spanish Empire, complete with its own underworld god.

The soaring gondola lines form the longest aerial cable car system in the world.

This lake’s emerald green waters are a spectacular sight, but it’s not a great place for a swim.

A desert that evokes the surreal.

A valley of unique erosion patterns lends to a view like nothing on Earth.

This red lake 4,000 meters above sea level is home to rare flamingos.

Largest site of dinosaur footprints ever found includes more than 5,000 tracks.

Bolivia's needle-like rock formations.

On the outskirts of a desert trading village high on the Andean plain, steel giants have been destroyed by salt winds.

Popular tourist destination where witches in dark hats sell dried llama fetuses for good luck.

A seemingly endless landscape of pure salt stretches far across Bolivia.

Picturesque ruins once held off mighty armies.

This Welsh village gave itself a ridiculous name in a publicity stunt a century ahead of its time.