In the world's most bombed country relative to its size, this incredible organization helps pick up the pieces.

When the USA donated cement and funds to expand the airport in Laos, the Laotians built a massive monument instead.

The world's longest outdoor covered escalator system transports commuters through Hong Kong's hilly terrain.

Remnants of the most densely packed city in world history, that thrived on anarchy for 30 years.

Teeming with illegal goods and services, this towering maze of vice is also a popular tourist accommodation.

The large collection of pre-Columbian pottery might make you blush.

Now containing the bones of the actual conquistador, instead of someone else.

This stone complex marks the urban center of a lost civilization.

The mortal remains of an estimated 70,000 people lie in the basement of a monastery in Lima, Peru.

It took 160 years to complete the most ornate church in Ecuador.

The gondolas let you glimpse a bird's-eye view of one of the world's highest capital cities.

Home of the "true" equator.

Every Sunday, Bogotá turns 75 miles of its city streets into a bicycle superhighway.

A celebration of Colombia’s premier contemporary artist.

Pilgrims each carried a brick to the top of Mount Monserrate to help build this historic sanctuary in Colombia.

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.

This tiny shop has been serving traditional tamales for more than 200 years.

A crumbling cathedral condemned by an earthquake.

This staircase full of Mayan hieroglyphics is perhaps the largest single text in the world.

Colonial architecture meets urban art in this sprawling open-air gallery.

Three connected pink triangles memorialize persecuted gays and lesbians throughout history.

The attic of a four-century-old canal house hides a clandestine church.

It's not quite as old as its Roman appearance suggests, but this piece of infrastructure served Guatemala City for centuries.