Bonito, Brazil
Gruta Do Lago Azul (Blue Lake Grotto)
Part of one of the largest flooded cavities on the planet, and littered with prehistoric animal bones.
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Bonito, Brazil
Part of one of the largest flooded cavities on the planet, and littered with prehistoric animal bones.
Jesús de Tavarangue, Paraguay
These spectacular ruins were built by Spanish padres in the 17th century.
Wanda, Argentina
A small but industrious mining operation that allows visitors to touch precious gems while they are still in the rock.
Foz do Iguaçu, Argentina
A series of waterfalls so massive they straddle the border of Argentina and Brazil.
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Museum housed in underground tunnels that date back to Buenos Aires's earliest settlements.
Sarmiento Department, Argentina
An ancient forest of the Paleocene Age turned to stone.
Argentina
Stenciled handprints and wall paintings dating back 10,000 years, some of the earliest forms of cave art.
Deseado Department, Argentina
Conifers from the Jurassic Period transformed into stone in Patagonia.
Punta Arenas, Chile
The rusty hull of this 1899 ship serves as a tribute to explorers of the bottom of the world.
Falkland Islands
This remote stretch of sand is a penguin lover's paradise.
Falkland Islands
This haunting ghost ship stands beached in the waters off the coast of the Falkland Islands.
Stanley, Falkland Islands
Where British troops serving on the remote islands paid tribute to their faraway hometowns.
Stanley, Falkland Islands
The southernmost Anglican cathedral in the world has whale bones standing in its yard.
Falkland Islands
An ever-growing field of footwear invites legends and more shoes.
Rapa Nui, Chile
This large round boulder is said to emit spiritual power, but it may just be magnets.
Rapa Nui, Chile
In the Middle Ages, villagers would sound this stone trumpet to boost fertility and coax fish to shore.
Rapa Nui, Chile
This was once the center of the Birdman cult, and is now a World Heritage Site.
Rapa Nui, Chile
The largest stone moai on Rapa Nui.
Santiago, Chile
The gorgeous murals at this open-air museum form the largest street art collective in Chile.
Valparaiso, Chile
What was once a unique system of urban elevators is turning into a mechanical ruin.
Algarrobo, Chile
A record-breaking pool that uses computers to turn ocean water into cleaner, private swimming water.
Luján de Cuyo, Argentina
A brightly colored natural bridge formed by mineral-rich hot springs high up in the Andes.
Caucete, Argentina
Trash-filled shrines to an unofficial saint known for her endless breast milk dot the highways of Argentina.
Cafayate, Argentina
Visit this odd display of indigenous style in Argentine wine country.