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

Outdoor escalators and art have helped change what was once a notoriously dangerous part of Medellín.

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

This Bogotá museum houses the world's largest collection of pre-Columbian gold relics.

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

Cathedral carved out of salt, located a mile below the Earth's surface.

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

This "witch's market" is filled with Amazonian herbs, remedies, and the occasional libido-strengthening tincture.

The floor of the oldest surviving synagogue in the Americas is entirely covered in sand.

A 19th-century politician who died after walking home in a blizzard is honored with this Manhattan statue.

A magnificent waterfall nestled in the heart of the El Yunque National Forest.

On a clear day, you can see all the way to the Virgin Islands from the top of this observation tower built in the 1960s.

On this Puerto Rican island, many abandoned naval ammunition bunkers sit open while a few have been padlocked by locals as personal storage.

The world's brightest bioluminescent bay.

This chapel on a cliff is renowned for its healing powers and was founded on the site of a supposed divine intervention.

Legend tells how a Spanish soldier disappeared from this isolated sentry box without a trace.

This colorful gate stands as an entrance to the walled city of Old San Juan.

This bleach-white graveyard overlooking the ocean is accessed through a tunnel.

This historic, pentagon-shaped fort houses the City Museum.

A Spanish Colonial fort now houses an archeology museum.

Half-hidden by grassy slopes, this striking Spanish colonial fort is now a museum of underwater archaeology.

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

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

Monasteries on rock pillars, once accessible only by frayed ropes.