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This amazing mountain temple is topped by one of the tallest sitting Buddha statues in the world.

Once thought to be the Garden of Eden it holds a holy footprint claimed to belong to Adam, Buddha and Shiva.

According to Hindu belief, this shallow island chain was created by a god with an army of monkeys.

One of the few places where inexperienced snorkelers can spot a shark.

An ancient stone fortress considered by many to be the eighth wonder of the world.

This attraction is devoted to the wonders of steam power and features a replica of one of its most public disasters.

This "Little Finland" started as a Finnish utopian society in Eastern Brazil.

This Brazilian town built by Freemasons is full of colonial Masonic architecture and symbolic imagery.

From 135 feet high riders plunge down the world's tallest freestanding body slide at 65 mph.

This spacecraft-shaped water tower is only a part of the mysterious UFO mania in this Brazilian town.

One of São Paulo's tight urban intersections has become a haven for graffiti artists ever since a single Batman started the trend.

Eduardo Kobra’s breathtaking 32,300-square-foot graffiti wall took over Rio’s Olympic Boulevard.

This massive Brazilian church is built like an angular, technicolor pyramid left by Mayans from the future.

The haunting peak of an old church is all that remains of a drowned Brazilian city.

The largest open-air contemporary art center in South America is a unique experience in the Atlantic Forest.

You feel like you're in a forest, but you're actually walking amidst the branches and trunks of a single giant tree.

After millennia of erosion by sand and churning water this Brazilian valley now looks like a lunar fantasy.

Crumbling remnant of Rio's colonial past tucked behind Corcovado mountain in the neighborhood of Cosme Velho.

This historic street in Quito is known for its seven stone crosses—and one presidential assassination.

Quito's historic, main square dates back to the 16th century.

An elaborate shrine dedicated to the four corners of the world unfortunately misses its mark.

These mammoth-yet-narrow crevasses in the Earth are perfect for taking an otherworldly swim.

A turquoise lake within a volcanic crater.

A swing to dangle you off the very edge.