Villa Baviera, Chile
Villa Baviera
Formerly a brutal Nazi colony, this Chilean village was remade as a (controversial) German-themed tourist trap.
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Villa Baviera, Chile
Formerly a brutal Nazi colony, this Chilean village was remade as a (controversial) German-themed tourist trap.
Castro, Chile
Spanish religion mixed with local architecture has yielded a network of churches unlike any other.
Valdivia, Chile
A 300-foot-long Cold War submarine floats in a Chilean River as a maritime museum.
Valparaiso, Chile
Hand-made memorials and a wish-granting murderer lie within this seaside pauper's cemetery.
Sierra Gorda, Chile
This abandoned nitrate town was repurposed as a dictator's prison.
Collipulli, Chile
This bright yellow bridge is a true engineering feat.
Punta Arenas, Chile
A display of hand-built replicas of the legendary vessels used by Patagonian and Antarctic explorers.
Sao Jose Do Belmonte, Brazil
A monument dedicated to the Armorial Movement of northeastern Brazil.
Lapinha, Brazil
The skeletal remains of an ancient human were found with the bones of giant ground sloths.
Brasília, Brazil
This building embodies the vision of Darcy Ribeiro, a renowned Brazilian educator, and founder of the University of Brasília.
Serra Negra, Brazil
Retro-futuristic contraptions made from recycled materials near a Brazilian resort town.
Santos, Brazil
A neo-Gothic church just steps away from the beach.
Petrópolis, Brazil
This spaceship-like structure was once a popular roadside restaurant.
Campinas, Brazil
A giant bird sits atop a tower at one of the largest shopping centers in Brazil.
Guarujá, Brazil
The scenic ruins of one of the first Catholic churches built in Brazil.
Brasília, Brazil
One of the last designs from architect Oscar Niemeyer.
Bento Gonçalves, Brazil
After a terrible drought, townspeople used wine to build this church.
Puerto Varas, Chile
This fairytale house on the shore of a Chilean Lake oozes an eclectic mix of Chilote and German Cultural heritage.
Valparaiso, Chile
This historic Chilean cemetery is the burial place of hundreds of European and American freethinkers and non-Catholics.
Concepción, Chile
The ruins of a grand theater destroyed during the most powerful seismic catastrophe ever recorded.
Porto Alegre, Brazil
One of the few remaining temples of the Religion of Humanity.
Porto Alegre, Brazil
A group of abandoned factories and buildings that have been revitalized and are now used to promote culture, education, entrepreneurialism, and sustainable development.
Centro, Brazil
A natural waterslide in Brazil’s most expansive national park.
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
A hidden and beautiful waterfall in middle of one of the biggest urban forests of the world.