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

A rehabilitation center for some of South America's most unique and endangered animals.

A lighthouse marking the northernmost point of continental South America.

Colombia’s only monument erected to mark the end of slavery in the former Republic of New Granada.

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

This unusual monument shows a naked Simón Bolívar stripped of clothing, medals, and swords.

The 17th-century hacienda where Simón Bolívar spent his last days before dying from tuberculosis.

Colombia's first concrete structure doubles as a replica of Versaille's Petit Trianon Belvedere and a symbol for development.

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

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

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

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

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

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

No one knows for sure why this town's dead refuse to rot.