Places mossenmoons Wants to Go

A remote candy-striped mountain in the Peruvian Andes straight out of the pages of Dr. Seuss.

Keshwa chaca, among the last handwoven Incan bridges, crosses Apurimac Canyon in Peru.

The intricate stonework of Machu Picchu serves as a testament to Incan engineers.

Ripped apart by a bomb in 1993, the shell of Pablo Escobar's infamous vacation house still stands.

Hidden amid the tropical forest in the Caribbean Sea are the decaying ruins of the Cocaine King's luxurious island party home.

This narrow street is packed with street vendors and bars selling chicha.

An abandoned company town and cement factory outside of Bogotá, now haunted by ghosts and scofflaws.

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

What was once the longest suspension bridge in Latin America was directly inspired by the iconic Brooklyn Bridge.

This maximum-security prison was abandoned to make way for a national park.

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

This colonial town in Colombia sits around the largest stone paved square in South America.

The world's largest ecosystem of its kind is home to South America's only native species of bear.

A self-taught astronomer fell in love with the stars and built his own observatory in Colombia.

This collection of ancient, mountaintop, underground tombs was once hidden by decades of bloodshed.

Only gap in the 30,000-mile span of roads called the Pan-American Highway.

This unofficial museum details the rise and fall of Colombia's most notorious narcotrafficker, Pablo Escobar.

The world's only pure blue lizard lives exclusively on this secluded tropical island.

The colonial city's social history is reflected in its fanciful door knockers.

Outdoor escalators and art have helped change what was once a notoriously dangerous part of Medellín.

The centuries-old trees are draped with Spanish moss to make them look like wizened elders.

Storied crypts fill the most famous cemetery in Colombia.

Known as the site of 'El Dorado,' this mysterious lake is rumored to hold gold beneath its waters.

The enormous appendage offers spectacular views of Colombia's Huila Department.