Antarctica
The Bar at Vernadsky Research Base
One of the world's southernmost bars.
Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
Antarctica
One of the world's southernmost bars.
Portobelo, Panama
A mysterious dark-skinned Christ statue has been this town's religious center for centuries.
Panama City, Panama
A pocket of jungle amidst urban expansion in Panama.
Cienfuegos, Cuba
Four antique Baldwin trains are kept on display in the Mal Tiempo train depot.
Santa Clara, Cuba
This imposing memorial contains the remains of Che Guevara — and 29 other guerrillas who died with him in Bolivia.
Cartagena, Colombia
An inspired museum dedicated to the patron saint of enslaved people, inside the cloisters where he lived and died.
Zipaquira, Colombia
Cathedral carved out of salt, located a mile below the Earth's surface.
Ushuaia, Argentina
This plaza at the end of the world teems with monumental tributes to a problematic history, and laser discs.
Buenos Aires, Argentina
A bright little alley in La Boca is a part of tango history.
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Museum housed in underground tunnels that date back to Buenos Aires's earliest settlements.
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Buenos Aires' city of the dead contains some very famous remains, including Eva Perón.
Buenos Aires, Argentina
A tower devoted to — and modeled after — the Divine Comedy.
Foz do Iguaçu, Argentina
A series of waterfalls so massive they straddle the border of Argentina and Brazil.
Dili, Timor-Leste
This giant Christ statue was a failed attempt by Indonesia to dissuade East Timor from demanding independence.
São Paulo, Brazil
The pedestrian traffic signals in Brazil's teeming metropolis light up with clues to nearby landmarks.
Foz do Iguaçu, Brazil
As one of the world's largest hydroelectric dams this plant took two countries to get built.
Curitiba, Brazil
Museum precariously perched on a massive yellow pillar.
Manaus, Brazil
This striking, two-toned confluence of rivers is visible from space.
Manaus, Brazil
A beautiful opera house in the heart of Amazonia has recently restarted performances after a 90-year hiatus.
Niterói, Brazil
An art museum with an eclectic design and a scandalous past.
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
This massive Brazilian church is built like an angular, technicolor pyramid left by Mayans from the future.
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
A 125-meter long "tribute to the Brazilian people."
Curitiba, Brazil
Solitary monument dedicated to the beauty of nature.
Santo Amaro do Maranhão, Brazil
A faux desert landscape in the middle of the jungle that sprouts oases during the rainy season.