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Baby mountain gorilla in Virunga National Park.

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Virunga National Park

The most biologically diverse protected area in Africa is also the most dangerous.

Battering by the waves

Boa Vista, Cabo Verde

Wreckage of M/S Cabo Santa Maria

This ship carrying cargo and four church bells for the Catedral Metropolitana Nossa Senhora Aparecida ran aground in 1968.

Viana Desert

Boa Vista, Cabo Verde

Viana Desert

Rolling sand dunes of the Sahara... in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean.

1986 photograph of Lake Nyos

Menchum, Cameroon

Lake Nyos

Deadliest lake in the world suffocated over 1,746 people in one night.

The ruins.

Poni, Burkina Faso

Ruins of Loropéni

These mysterious 1,000-year-old walls have revealed little about their past.

Cour Royale de Tiébélé.

Nahouri, Burkina Faso

Cour Royale de Tiébélé

In this African village, the walls of the chief's compound are painted with beautiful traditional designs.

The Three Dikgosi

Gaborone, Botswana

The Three Dikgosi

This trio of bronze giants celebrate the influential trip to Britain that led to Botswana's independence.

Baobabs at Kubu Island.

Mmatshumo, Botswana

Kubu Island

An enchanting rocky island of scraggly baobabs surrounded by an ancient sea and sprawling salt pans.

Living quarters of San people up to the 1930’s.

Botswana

Gcwihaba Caverns

Wondrous stalactites house thousands of bats in these African caves.

Pythons at the temple.

Ouidah, Benin

The Temple of Pythons

Dozens of snakes are housed and worshipped within the walls of this Vodun temple.

Door of No Return.

Ouidah, Benin

La Porte du Non-Retour (The Door of No Return)

A monument to the more than one million enslaved Africans deported from the port of Ouidah.

Amguid crater

In Amguel, Algeria

Amguid Crater

One of the best-preserved impact craters on the planet is located in the middle of the Sahara Desert.

The Iron Palace

Luanda, Angola

The Iron Palace

Did Gustav Eiffel design this enigmatic metal building?

Cemitério de navios - The Ship Cemetery

Panguila, Angola

Cemitério de Navios (The Ship Cemetery)

Abandoned ships along a deserted beach feel like the set of a post-apocalyptic thriller.

The Sacred Heart Cathedral of Oran.

Oran, Algeria

Sacred Heart Cathedral of Oran

This former cathedral is now a bustling library packed with students and pigeons.

Assekrem

Tamanrasset, Algeria

Assekrem

A century-old stone hermitage overlooks this remote pass in the Hoggar mountains, surrounded by a landscape of eroded volcanic cores.

Martyrs' Memorial

Algiers, Algeria

Martyrs' Memorial

This massive monument towers over the city as a constant reminder of the lives lost during Algeria's hard-won war for independence.

Timgad

Batna, Algeria

Timgad

Classical ruins that remember ancient Rome's presence in Africa.

Sidi M'Cid Bridge

Constantine, Algeria

Sidi M'Cid Bridge

This dizzying span over the ancient Algerian city was once the highest suspension bridge in the world.

Tipasa Roman Ruins

Tipaza, Algeria

Tipasa Roman Ruins

An extraordinary mix of Phoenician, Roman, early Christian, and Byzantine ruins beautifully set overlooking the Mediterranean.

Main path
Permanently Closed

Gaiman, Argentina

Parque el Desafío

A retiree's challenge to build an outdoor wonderland out of trash.

Caos Bar & Antiguidades
Permanently Closed

São Paulo, Brazil

Caos Bar & Antiguidades

Half curiosity cabinet, half late night hotspot, this Brazilian bar is helping turn a dangerous neighborhood around.

The grand cemetery entrance.

Azul, Argentina

Azul Cemetery Entrance

This colossal structure and its accompanying angel often play tricks on the eyes.

Tomas Guido tomb Recoleta

Buenos Aires, Argentina

Original Tomb of Tomás Guido

The humble tomb of an Argentine general, hand-built by his son using stones brought down from the Andes.

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