Brazil
Parque Nacional Serra da Capivara
Site full of incredible prehistoric paintings and archeological findings.
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Brazil
Site full of incredible prehistoric paintings and archeological findings.
Manaus, Brazil
A beautiful opera house in the heart of Amazonia has recently restarted performances after a 90-year hiatus.
Puerto Ayora, Ecuador
An exhibition devoted to the life (and posthumous taxidermy form) of the last known representative of the Pinta Island Tortoises.
Ecuador
Since the 1700s, this old barrel has acted as a post box that relies on the kindness of travelers.
Antarctica
An abandoned whaling station on an active volcano offers hot springs in Antarctica, surrounded by ruined giants of industry.
King George Island, Antarctica
Russian Orthodox church built on an Antarctic island.
Rapa Nui, Chile
This was once the center of the Birdman cult, and is now a World Heritage Site.
Rapa Nui, Chile
A volcanic crater that visitors can look inside.
Rapa Nui, Chile
The ominously named cave is home to some remarkable ancient art.
Rapa Nui, Chile
This large round boulder is said to emit spiritual power, but it may just be magnets.
Rapa Nui, Chile
The largest stone moai on Rapa Nui.
Rapa Nui, Chile
A moai decorated with the depiction of a European ship.
Rapa Nui, Chile
The world's most remote airport.
Valparaiso, Chile
What was once a unique system of urban elevators is turning into a mechanical ruin.
Viña del Mar, Chile
Built for the 1962 World Cup, this fully functioning botanical clock is still ticking.
Viña del Mar, Chile
A whimsical European-style chateau that calls the coast of Chile home.
Arica, Chile
Walk on a glass floor suspended over ancient mummified remains.
Arica, Chile
70,000 empty bottles of Coke comprise an ad seen only from the air.
Huara, Chile
One of the largest ancient geoglyphs in the world is a tall desert god used for predicting the weather.
Tamarugal, Chile
Towns with a resource known as "white gold," valuable enough to fight a war over, now stand ghostly and empty.
Toconao, Chile
This 18th-century tower is locally iconic.
San Pedro de Atacama, Chile
At this beautifully preserved Pre-Hispanic site, you can see ancient petroglyphs with depictions of llamas and alpacas.
Santiago, Chile
It's just another skyscraper, but it's shaped like '90s cell phone.
Santiago, Chile
This museum covers 10,000 years of Pre-Columbian Latin American history.