Mexico City, Mexico
La Isla de las Muñecas (Island of the Dolls)
An island filled with hundreds of hanging, decomposing, decapitated dolls.
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Mexico City, Mexico
An island filled with hundreds of hanging, decomposing, decapitated dolls.
Antigua, Guatemala
Believe it or not, the now-ubiquitous California avocado originated in Guatemala.
Guatemala
Central America's deepest lake is actually a volcanic caldera, surrounded by three volcanoes.
Nicaragua
The youngest volcano in Central America.
Cahuita, Costa Rica
Sloth rehabilitation center in the jungle of Costa Rica.
Monteverde, Costa Rica
A secret climbing tree hides along the side of a Costa Rican road.
Monteverde, Costa Rica
In Costa Rica's cloud forest, the roots of a woody ficus create a botanical bridge.
Panama City, Panama
A pocket of jungle amidst urban expansion in Panama.
Cartagena, Colombia
A mouldering Colombian bull ring stands as a reminder of the country's complicated relationship with a brutal sport.
Cartagena, Colombia
In the middle of one of South America's most historic walled cities lies a bar with an enormous collection of Soviet memorabilia.
Bogotá, Colombia
At the site of a graffiti artist's murder, fellow artists gather to pay homage.
Bogotá, Colombia
Every Sunday, Bogotá turns 75 miles of its city streets into a bicycle superhighway.
Jardín, Colombia
Would you dare to dangle from a great height in a wooden basket?
Bogotá, Colombia
The world's first crowdfunded skyscraper has not gone quite to plan.
Bogotá, Colombia
Pilgrims each carried a brick to the top of Mount Monserrate to help build this historic sanctuary in Colombia.
Bogotá, Colombia
A celebration of Colombia’s premier contemporary artist.
Villa de Leyva, Colombia
This colonial town in Colombia sits around the largest stone paved square in South America.
Medellín, Colombia
Outdoor escalators and art have helped change what was once a notoriously dangerous part of Medellín.
Medellín, Colombia
Home to 23 voluptuous and instantly lovable sculptures by one of Latin America's most celebrated artists.
Cartagena, Colombia
The colonial city's social history is reflected in its fanciful door knockers.
Cartagena, Colombia
An inspired museum dedicated to the patron saint of enslaved people, inside the cloisters where he lived and died.
Cartagena, Colombia
Perched atop the highest hill in Cartagena, this 17th-century convent offers spectacular views of the city.
Bogotá, Colombia
This Bogotá museum houses the world's largest collection of pre-Columbian gold relics.
Medellín, Colombia
Three hundred illuminated pillars form an “artificial forest” in Medellín.