Brescia, Italy
Rinoceronte di Piazza Vittoria
This sculpture of a rhinoceros suspended above a city square is meant to evoke the weight of the human condition.
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Brescia, Italy
This sculpture of a rhinoceros suspended above a city square is meant to evoke the weight of the human condition.
Alajuela, Costa Rica
A park that allows you to get up close and personal with one of the world's largest open volcanic craters.
Bogotá, Colombia
The world's first crowdfunded skyscraper has not gone quite to plan.
Armero, Colombia
A town half-submerged in volcanic mud has become a pilgrimage site for devotees of one of the tragedy's victims.
Montevideo, Uruguay
A replica of a famous Greek statue adorns the front of the unusual home of architect and alchemist Humberto Pittamiglio.
Montevideo, Uruguay
The remains of Uruguayan hero José Artigas lie beneath a monument in Montevideo’s main square.
Montevideo, Uruguay
The oldest café in Montevideo preserves its history as the city's bohemian hub.
Montevideo, Uruguay
The design of the Palacio Salvo has been described as "a lighthouse on top of a building."
Colonia Del Sacramento, Uruguay
Constructed on the ruins of a convent, this tower saved countless lives.
Córdoba, Argentina
One of the oldest colonial buildings still standing in South America.
Cafayate, Argentina
Visit this odd display of indigenous style in Argentine wine country.
Tamarugal, Chile
Towns with a resource known as "white gold," valuable enough to fight a war over, now stand ghostly and empty.
Arica, Chile
70,000 empty bottles of Coke comprise an ad seen only from the air.
San José de Maipo, Chile
Locals visit this abandoned train tunnel where a man took his own life to ask favors of his spirit.
Lambayeque, Peru
The shockingly unspoiled Peruvian tomb of the Lord of Sipan was once guarded by a footless warrior.
Moche, Peru
The outside of this exposed Moche pyramid is covered with striking colorful adobe friezes.
Trujillo, Peru
Peru’s only toy museum houses everything from pre-Inca whistles to lead soldiers and terrifying dolls.
Santiago, Chile
Pablo Neruda's custom-built lover's nest was made to remind him of the sea and named after his mistress' hair.
El Chaltén, Argentina
The inspiration for the Patagonia Clothing logo, Cerro Fitz Roy turns pink at sunrise.
Puerto Varas, Chile
This fairytale house on the shore of a Chilean Lake oozes an eclectic mix of Chilote and German Cultural heritage.
Frutillar, Chile
A sliver of 19th-century Germany sits on the shore of a Chilean lake.
Collipulli, Chile
This bright yellow bridge is a true engineering feat.
Concepción, Chile
The ruins of a grand theater destroyed during the most powerful seismic catastrophe ever recorded.
Santiago, Chile
This museum covers 10,000 years of Pre-Columbian Latin American history.