Three hundred illuminated pillars form an “artificial forest” in Medellín.

This city park wants you to take your shoes off.

In the heart of Medellín, an artsy urban complex sets the stage for demonstrations and protests.

This unofficial museum details the rise and fall of Colombia's most notorious narcotrafficker, Pablo Escobar.

Ripped apart by a bomb in 1993, the shell of Pablo Escobar's infamous vacation house still stands.

The world's tallest palm trees look like the whimsical kind of plant you'd find in a Dr. Seuss story.

A dangling church built over a Colombian gorge.

This Ecuadorian cemetery is home to a jaw-dropping topiary wonderland.

The religious shrine that Pablo Escobar's men would allegedly visit before completing a mission.

Two identical statues by Fernando Botero, one blown to pieces in a terrorist bombing, the other donated as a gift for peace.

This statue pays homage to a group of kids's childhood companion who once called the park home.

Not just another old printing press; it's a place of cultural resistance and a history of the city.

The world's first crowdfunded skyscraper has not gone quite to plan.

Towering high above the neighborhood of La Candelaria, the church is easily recognizable by its distinctive red-and-white striped facade.

This Bogotá museum houses the world's largest collection of pre-Columbian gold relics.

The Andean town where every single building is decorated with a brightly colored frieze.

A 10 million-ton rock once worshiped by the Tahamies Indians, accessed by an astounding staircase.

A lighthouse marking the northernmost point of continental South America.

An ancient city hidden in the heart of the Sierra Nevada mountains.

The colonial city's social history is reflected in its fanciful door knockers.

A narrow ghost town built onto a peninsula behind a Colombian Slum.