Places mossenmoons Wants to Go

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

The crumbling remains of a once-grand building.

Volcanic activity causes small pools of super-heated mud to boil furiously.

A secret climbing tree hides along the side of a Costa Rican road.

In Costa Rica's cloud forest, the roots of a woody ficus create a botanical bridge.

Balanced rock sculptures pay tribute to a murdered conservationist and his pioneer wife.

This abandoned hospital is one of the most haunted places in Costa Rica.

Once the foundation for a mansion, these ruins now offer amazing panoramic coastal views.

These mysterious ancient stone spheres were created by a civilization lost to time and are now mostly lawn ornaments.

Where dogs like the rare "Fire-Tailed Border Cocker" run free on the mountainside.

This Costa Rican topiary park is a surreal garden of unearthly delights.

This neon blue river gets its color from a unique mix of bacteria and volcano minerals.

Sloth rehabilitation center in the jungle of Costa Rica.

This small cave in the center of Isla Colon doubles as a sanctuary.

A huge, bustling local market in Panama City.

A pyramidal marker where the borders of Venezuela, Brazil, and Guyana meet on top of Mount Roraima.

This everlasting lightning storm may be the world's largest generator of ozone.

A town church once nearly submerged by the damming of a river is now hauntingly visible as the water recedes.

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

Since the 1700s, this old barrel has acted as a post box that relies on the kindness of travelers.

The remains of an ancient settlement in one of the oldest archeological sites in South America.

In this pristine Ecuadorian hippie town, residents remain active well into their eighties and nineties.

This cave system allegedly holds the "metallic library" of a lost ancient civilization.

This research hub in the Amazon Rainforest is perched amid one of the world's most biologically diverse landscapes.