Constructed on the ruins of a convent, this tower saved countless lives.

This sculpture pays homage to sailors that perished attempting to round Cape Horn.

The most southern point you can drive to in the Western Hemisphere.

It took 82 years and four different plaques to finally get the story right.

A backdoor to Machu Picchu that only the most foolhardy infiltrator would attempt to breach.

This is why we can't have nice things on the Incan Trail.

Situated on a sacred Inca site, this 16th-century cathedral took nearly 100 years to build.

Quito's historic, main square dates back to the 16th century.

An elaborate shrine dedicated to the four corners of the world unfortunately misses its mark.

This small cave in the center of Isla Colon doubles as a sanctuary.

In Costa Rica's cloud forest, the roots of a woody ficus create a botanical bridge.

Deep in the Guatemalan jungle stands an ancient pyramid that once marked the reign of a king.

These roaring primates were considered a divine creature in the cosmology of the Maya.

Antoine de Saint-Exupéry's 1943 book shares a surprising connection with El Salvador.

A natural swimming hole that was once a ceremonial center for Mayan priests.

A massive underwater sinkhole made famous by Jacques Cousteau.

This often-overlooked ocean walkway was once considered an impossible fantasy.

The stoutest tree in the world.

A 16th-century monastery boasts a lush array of plants native to Mexico’s most biodiverse region.

This graveyard boasts a medley of diverse and imaginative funeral architecture.

These sacred Mesoamerican ruins feature peculiar petroglyphs hidden in the stones.

The vaguely man-shaped root that ate the body of the founder of Rhode Island.

A World War II gun battery sits at the easternmost point of North America.

Where a young athlete began his run across Canada after losing his right leg to cancer.