Places Oops3ggs Wants to Go

This observatory high on a hilltop in the center of Santiago got its start in 1852.

Named for the DeFoe novel inspired by a stranded sailor, this island is known for its rare plants and extreme beauty.

You can swim in these highly salty, mesmerizingly blue lakes in the Atacama Desert.

The ominously named cave is home to some remarkable ancient art.

The largest geyser field in the southern hemisphere is a spectacular sight.

In the most arid desert on the planet, the world's leading telescope allows astronomers to see more than has ever been seen before.

The “City of Stairs” sits high in the Andes, above the world’s largest underground copper mine.

One of Chile's most active volcanoes is riddled with beautiful caves.

This was once the center of the Birdman cult, and is now a World Heritage Site.

This Japanese-inspired labyrinth of hot springs is hidden in a Chilean forest.

The largest stone moai on Rapa Nui.

This odd Chilean waterfall-cano hotel must be entered via a rope bridge.

Mother Nature outdoes herself with this stunningly beautiful set of caves carved into marble.

This wonderful rock formation constitutes the first geopark in Uruguay.

This small island off the coast of Uruguay hosts the largest colony of sea lions and fur seals in the southern hemisphere.

An underexplored, 130-foot tropical waterfall that you will have all to yourself.

This devil-dancing ceremony now celebrates a miraculous image of the Virgin Mary that appeared to a modern-day Robin Hood in a mineshaft.

Thousands of fossilized footprints speckle this Bolivian national park.

An ancient Incan convent on Lake Titicaca's Island of the Moon.

Mysterious Incan ruins on a tiny island in Lake Titicaca.

The celebrity luchadores of La Paz are tough ladies in traditional petticoats and braids.

Death road of Bolivia.

This lake’s emerald green waters are a spectacular sight, but it’s not a great place for a swim.

Astronomical observatory above Lake Titicaca.