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

This colonial town in Colombia sits around the largest stone paved square in South America.

This city park wants you to take your shoes off.

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

A celebration of Colombia’s premier contemporary artist.

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

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

Pilgrims each carried a brick to the top of Mount Monserrate to help build this historic sanctuary in Colombia.

Only gap in the 30,000-mile span of roads called the Pan-American Highway.

An inspired museum dedicated to the patron saint of enslaved people, inside the cloisters where he lived and died.

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

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

The colonial city's social history is reflected in its fanciful door knockers.

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

Colombia's biggest botanical garden contains plants from all across the country.

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

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

Known as the site of 'El Dorado,' this mysterious lake is rumored to hold gold beneath its waters.

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

Perched atop the highest hill in Cartagena, this 17th-century convent offers spectacular views of the city.

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.

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

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