This Bogotá museum houses the world's largest collection of pre-Columbian gold relics.

This elegant Colombian fortress was one of the torture headquarters for the Spanish Inquisition.

An unusual and beautiful form of mass transit serves the city's steepest neighborhoods.

A 10 million-ton rock once worshiped by the Tahamies Indians, accessed by an astounding staircase.

A cozy bookstore and coffee shop in the heart of Cartagena's Old City.

The Andean town where every single building is decorated with a brightly colored frieze.

This secret museum features saintly relics and the remains of historic figures assassinated in the 19th century.

Ecuador’s historic seat of government has been quietly looted in recent decades, and no one knows how or by whom.

This huge green space packed with activities will make you forget you're in the middle of the Ecuadorian capital.

The world's tallest aluminum statue is also the world's tallest image of a winged Virgin Mary.

This overlooked, beautiful convent hides an original Hieronymus Bosch among its many treasures.

This 12-inch-tall wooden sculpture of a winged Virgin Mary has inspired much devotion and countless replicas.

This historic street in Quito is known for its seven stone crosses—and one presidential assassination.

Legend says if this neo-Gothic basilica is ever officially completed, the world will come to an end.

Quito's historic, main square dates back to the 16th century.

It took 160 years to complete the most ornate church in Ecuador.

An elaborate shrine dedicated to the four corners of the world unfortunately misses its mark.

A quiet alpine lake where hikers pass alpacas and an old brewery.

An Ecuadorian haberdashery that sets the record straight about the so-called "Panama" hat.

A huge, bustling local market in Panama City.

A growing popular hipster market with over 100 local specialties and live music.

The tallest residential building in Africa is an unsettling Brutalist monolith.

Every Friday, Sufi dervishes whirl around the tomb in a trance-like state as part of a sacred ritual called dhikr.

These pillars are one of the few remnants from the mysterious lost empire of Makuria.