This lake’s emerald green waters are a spectacular sight, but it’s not a great place for a swim.

Astronomical observatory above Lake Titicaca.

A desert that evokes the surreal.

This red lake 4,000 meters above sea level is home to rare flamingos.

On the outskirts of a desert trading village high on the Andean plain, steel giants have been destroyed by salt winds.

A seemingly endless landscape of pure salt stretches far across Bolivia.

As one of the world's largest hydroelectric dams this plant took two countries to get built.

Of the many Jesuit missions in South America, this complex is one of the best preserved.

An underexplored, 130-foot tropical waterfall that you will have all to yourself.

These spectacular ruins were built by Spanish padres in the 17th century.

A volcanic crater that visitors can look inside.

It's just another skyscraper, but it's shaped like '90s cell phone.

Spanish religion mixed with local architecture has yielded a network of churches unlike any other.

The world's most remote airport.

What was once a unique system of urban elevators is turning into a mechanical ruin.

The largest stone moai on Rapa Nui.

The design of the Palacio Salvo has been described as "a lighthouse on top of a building."

A memorial to the victims of Argentina's "Dirty War."

105-foot wide giant metallic flower blooms anew every day in the heart of Buenos Aires.

A bright little alley in La Boca is a part of tango history.

Buenos Aires' city of the dead contains some very famous remains, including Eva Perón.

A series of waterfalls so massive they straddle the border of Argentina and Brazil.

This stunning mass of ice spans 121 square miles and is still growing.

A focal point of the Cuban government, this city square features one of the most iconic images in the country.