Leticia, Colombia
Parque Santander
This small city park is best known for the nightly convergence of thousands of shrieking parakeets.
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Leticia, Colombia
This small city park is best known for the nightly convergence of thousands of shrieking parakeets.
Envigado, Colombia
This exceptional home was a 32-year labor of love by a man determined to build his wife the most beautiful stone house in the world.
Medellín, Colombia
The religious shrine that Pablo Escobar's men would allegedly visit before completing a mission.
Jardín, Colombia
Would you dare to dangle from a great height in a wooden basket?
Jardín, Colombia
Enchanting cave with a river crashing through the roof.
Medellín, Colombia
A museum of memories in what was once one of the most violent cities in the world.
Olaya, Colombia
What was once the longest suspension bridge in Latin America was directly inspired by the iconic Brooklyn Bridge.
Guatape, Colombia
Ripped apart by a bomb in 1993, the shell of Pablo Escobar's infamous vacation house still stands.
Guatape, Colombia
The Andean town where every single building is decorated with a brightly colored frieze.
El Peñol, Colombia
A 10 million-ton rock once worshiped by the Tahamies Indians, accessed by an astounding staircase.
Lima, Peru
The remains of what was the most important religious complex in coastal Peru for over a millennium.
Recife, Brazil
A Tudor-style castle in Brazil holds one of the world's largest armory collections.
Lima, Peru
The retired vessel is South America's first floating museum.
Nazca, Peru
A set of ancient drawings in the desert of Peru that are so massive, many of them can only be fully seen from the sky.
Ica, Peru
An unexpected desert oasis in South America.
Lima, Peru
A monument to the conquistador became increasingly controversial in the very city that he founded.
Lima, Peru
The mortal remains of an estimated 70,000 people lie in the basement of a monastery in Lima, Peru.
Lima, Peru
The little bear in the "funny kind of hat" has made his way from London back to Peru.
Huallin, Peru
The highest tropical mountain range in the world is in Central Peru, home to a vast array of exotic and quirky plants and animals.
Casma District, Peru
The depictions of slaughter are surprisingly detailed at this mysterious ancient site.
Caral, Peru
A 5,000-year-old city in Peru holds the remains of a stunning set of astronomically-aligned pyramids.
El Chaltén, Argentina
The inspiration for the Patagonia Clothing logo, Cerro Fitz Roy turns pink at sunrise.
Ushuaia, Argentina
The southernmost postal office in South America.
Puerto Río Tranquilo, Chile
Mother Nature outdoes herself with this stunningly beautiful set of caves carved into marble.