Places positivelypossessed Wants to Go

An unusual and beautiful form of mass transit serves the city's steepest neighborhoods.

The religious shrine that Pablo Escobar's men would allegedly visit before completing a mission.

The (usually) serene burial place of the world's most notorious drug lord.

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

This neon blue river gets its color from a unique mix of bacteria and volcano minerals.

Disused penal colony features prisoner artwork, some sketched in human blood.

Once the foundation for a mansion, these ruins now offer amazing panoramic coastal views.

This abandoned hospital is one of the most haunted places in Costa Rica.

This portion of a lovely Belize beach is infested with (harmless) sharks and rays.

An important Mayan religious and trading center dating back to 200 BC.

A flooded Mexican cave that hides a river beneath the water.

These azure waters were thought to lead to the Mayan Underworld.

Take a dip beneath the stalactites in this amazing cenote.

This popular cave pool is truly magical, despite the crowds.

Clap your hands at the base of the pyramid, and the song of a sacred Mayan bird will echo through the air.

A magical sinkhole on the Yucatán Peninsula is adorned with mini waterfalls and hanging vines.

Three sinkholes filled with warm, crystal-clear water reached by a horse-driven cart on an old train track through the jungle.

A lake at the bottom of the ocean.

Once a year in Pomuch, the dead are taken out for a cleaning.

This singular broken monument, now housed in a museum, was the cause of a worldwide "Mayan Doomsday" phenomenon.

The graveyard displays the colonial Mexican and Caribbean architectural fusion that defines this city.

A 500-year-old series of tunnels long believed to be folkloric was uncovered beneath the streets of Puebla.

The splendor of this 17th century golden chapel has led it to be called the "eighth wonder of the world."

This house covered in art created with volcanic rocks is shrouded in macabre lore.