Bogotá, Colombia
Bogotá Botanical Garden
Colombia's biggest botanical garden contains plants from all across the country.
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Bogotá, Colombia
Colombia's biggest botanical garden contains plants from all across the country.
Bogotá, Colombia
Every Sunday, Bogotá turns 75 miles of its city streets into a bicycle superhighway.
La Calera, Colombia
An abandoned company town and cement factory outside of Bogotá, now haunted by ghosts and scofflaws.
Zipaquira, Colombia
Cathedral carved out of salt, located a mile below the Earth's surface.
Guatavita, Colombia
The entire town looks like a slice of Spain that was carted across the ocean and plunked in the Andes.
Villa de Leyva, Colombia
This colonial town in Colombia sits around the largest stone paved square in South America.
Villa de Leyva, Colombia
This whimsical home made entirely from clay is basically a giant piece of pottery.
Sesquilé, Colombia
Known as the site of 'El Dorado,' this mysterious lake is rumored to hold gold beneath its waters.
Aquiraz, Brazil
From 135 feet high riders plunge down the world's tallest freestanding body slide at 65 mph.
São Pedro da Aldeia, Brazil
A self built castle built by a salt worker in Brazil.
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
This Brazilian palace island was once the site of the last grand ball before revolution.
Jardim Anapolis, Brazil
Known as the "Finger of God," a dramatic rock formation resembles a divine hand extending towards the heavens.
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Crumbling remnant of Rio's colonial past tucked behind Corcovado mountain in the neighborhood of Cosme Velho.
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
This Brazilian astronomy museum allows guests to gaze at the stars through their telescopes each weekend.
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Beautiful public park off the beaten path and away from tourists.
Alto Paraíso de Goiás, Brazil
After millennia of erosion by sand and churning water this Brazilian valley now looks like a lunar fantasy.
Los Glaciares National Park, Argentina
This stunning mass of ice spans 121 square miles and is still growing.
Llao Llao, Argentina
One of South America's most exclusive resorts has a storied history dating back to World War II.
Quilmes, Argentina
An artist's statement of new uses for ordinary and discarded materials.
Buenos Aires, Argentina
A vibrant street away from the typical tourist track, lined with colorful, mosaic-covered houses.
Buenos Aires, Argentina
A bright little alley in La Boca is a part of tango history.
Buenos Aires, Argentina
The final resting place of the liberator of Argentina is guarded around the clock by two soldiers.
Santiago, Chile
This museum covers 10,000 years of Pre-Columbian Latin American history.
Santiago, Chile
A beautiful deserted greenhouse in the middle of a park.