Places Pengwn Wants to Go

This Ecuadorian cemetery is home to a jaw-dropping topiary wonderland.

A dangling church built over a Colombian gorge.

An engineering wonder at Pillnitz Castle protects a precious 230-year-old flowering shrub.

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

An explosion of natural color known as "the river that ran away from paradise."

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

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

This small bridge serves as a symbol of South America's independence.

This whimsical home made entirely from clay is basically a giant piece of pottery.

A museum built around a bus-sized fossil on the side of the highway.

Home to 23 voluptuous and instantly lovable sculptures by one of Latin America's most celebrated artists.

A three-tiered waterfall plummets from a mountain cave with amazing views over the countryside.

Three hundred illuminated pillars form an “artificial forest” in Medellín.

Two identical statues by Fernando Botero, one blown to pieces in a terrorist bombing, the other donated as a gift for peace.

Former drug lord’s manor, now a theme park. Watch out for the hippos.

Colorful lights and mirror-like brine pools create trippy illusions within the historic mine.

Erected in 1803, it is the first astronomical observatory that was built in the Americas.

Towering high above the neighborhood of La Candelaria, the church is easily recognizable by its distinctive red-and-white striped facade.

This picturesque mansion has gone from opulent ruin to nature museum.

The world's tallest palm trees look like the whimsical kind of plant you'd find in a Dr. Seuss story.

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

A park with one large cat sculpture and 15 smaller ones, all painted by different Colombian artists.

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

An obelisk marks the exact center of the continent, as per the calculations of the legendary Brazilian explorer Cândido Rondon.