Rapa Nui, Chile
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This was once the center of the Birdman cult, and is now a World Heritage Site.
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Rapa Nui, Chile
This was once the center of the Birdman cult, and is now a World Heritage Site.
Rapa Nui, Chile
In the Middle Ages, villagers would sound this stone trumpet to boost fertility and coax fish to shore.
Rapa Nui, Chile
The largest stone moai on Rapa Nui.
Barú, Colombia
Hidden amid the tropical forest in the Caribbean Sea are the decaying ruins of the Cocaine King's luxurious island party home.
Bogotá, Colombia
This narrow street is packed with street vendors and bars selling chicha.
Bogotá, Colombia
The world's first crowdfunded skyscraper has not gone quite to plan.
Leticia, Colombia
This small city park is best known for the nightly convergence of thousands of shrieking parakeets.
Jardín, Colombia
Would you dare to dangle from a great height in a wooden basket?
Medellín, Colombia
Located outside Medellín, this Colombian park focuses on conservation and sustainability.
Villavicencio, Colombia
A rehabilitation center for some of South America's most unique and endangered animals.
Bogotá, Colombia
Pilgrims each carried a brick to the top of Mount Monserrate to help build this historic sanctuary in Colombia.
Barranquilla, Colombia
A narrow ghost town built onto a peninsula behind a Colombian Slum.
Medellín, Colombia
A museum of memories in what was once one of the most violent cities in the world.
Villa de Leyva, Colombia
A museum built around a bus-sized fossil on the side of the highway.
Inzá, Colombia
This collection of ancient, mountaintop, underground tombs was once hidden by decades of bloodshed.
Choco, Colombia
Only gap in the 30,000-mile span of roads called the Pan-American Highway.
Bogotá, Colombia
Towering high above the neighborhood of La Candelaria, the church is easily recognizable by its distinctive red-and-white striped facade.
Medellín, Colombia
This unofficial museum details the rise and fall of Colombia's most notorious narcotrafficker, Pablo Escobar.
San Bernardo, Colombia
No one knows for sure why this town's dead refuse to rot.
Medellín, Colombia
Outdoor escalators and art have helped change what was once a notoriously dangerous part of Medellín.
Gigante, Colombia
The enormous appendage offers spectacular views of Colombia's Huila Department.
Sesquilé, Colombia
Known as the site of 'El Dorado,' this mysterious lake is rumored to hold gold beneath its waters.
Florián, Colombia
A three-tiered waterfall plummets from a mountain cave with amazing views over the countryside.
Bogotá, Colombia
This Bogotá museum houses the world's largest collection of pre-Columbian gold relics.