Quito, Ecuador
Virgen de El Panecillo
The world's tallest aluminum statue is also the world's tallest image of a winged Virgin Mary.
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Quito, Ecuador
The world's tallest aluminum statue is also the world's tallest image of a winged Virgin Mary.
Quito, Ecuador
This overlooked, beautiful convent hides an original Hieronymus Bosch among its many treasures.
Quito, Ecuador
Legend says if this neo-Gothic basilica is ever officially completed, the world will come to an end.
Quito, Ecuador
Quito's historic, main square dates back to the 16th century.
Quito, Ecuador
The gondolas let you glimpse a bird's-eye view of one of the world's highest capital cities.
Quito, Ecuador
It took 160 years to complete the most ornate church in Ecuador.
Cochabamba, Bolivia
Among fossils of creatures long since cast into oblivion, a once-single frog perseveres for his species.
La Paz, Bolivia
During this Bolivian festival/fair you can wish for wealth, success, love, and more by buying a miniature version of your desire.
Cochabamba, Bolivia
This giant Christ took first place in South America's religious arms race.
La Paz, Bolivia
A black and white solution to the Bolivian city's traffic problems.
La Paz, Bolivia
Museum dedicated to the sacred leaf of the Andes.
La Paz, Bolivia
The soaring gondola lines form the longest aerial cable car system in the world.
La Paz, Bolivia
The celebrity luchadores of La Paz are tough ladies in traditional petticoats and braids.
La Paz, Bolivia
A valley of unique erosion patterns lends to a view like nothing on Earth.
La Paz, Bolivia
Bolivia's needle-like rock formations.
La Paz, Bolivia
Popular tourist destination where witches in dark hats sell dried llama fetuses for good luck.
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Plagued by riots, celebrity injuries and a tragic death, this amusement park has been demolished.
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
A trio of waterfalls inside the world’s largest urban forest.
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
This sculpture garden creates a whimsical aura in an urban and wild environment.
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
One of the world's last well-maintained airship hangars.
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
This Brazilian Lady Liberty is one of the few replicas that was actually made by the original designer.
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
This Brazilian palace island was once the site of the last grand ball before revolution.
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
This Brazilian astronomy museum allows guests to gaze at the stars through their telescopes each weekend.
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
A 125-meter long "tribute to the Brazilian people."