Places stonoceno Wants to Go

This small uninhabited island offers Galapagos-like biodiversity.

An Ecuadorian haberdashery that sets the record straight about the so-called "Panama" hat.

An abandoned Ecuadorian prison that once held ex-presidents and notorious con artists is now a carceral museum.

The remains of an ancient settlement in one of the oldest archeological sites in South America.

In this pristine Ecuadorian hippie town, residents remain active well into their eighties and nineties.

This research hub in the Amazon Rainforest is perched amid one of the world's most biologically diverse landscapes.

Since the 1700s, this old barrel has acted as a post box that relies on the kindness of travelers.

A turquoise lake within a volcanic crater.

An elaborate shrine dedicated to the four corners of the world unfortunately misses its mark.

This Ecuadorian cemetery is home to a jaw-dropping topiary wonderland.

Home of the "true" equator.

Massive volcano in the Andes is the farthest point from earth's center.

These mammoth-yet-narrow crevasses in the Earth are perfect for taking an otherworldly swim.

Ecuador's largest Incan ruins show evidence of sophisticated irrigation and diplomacy among the ancient builders.

A swing to dangle you off the very edge.

Dr. Farid Mattar's Monument of Peace.

The Canaima airstrip in Venezuela keeps an antique DC 3 plane in its camp.

Massive sinkholes on a mountain in one of the most remote places in Venezuela.

Ruins of the laboratory where a mysterious doctor invented an embalming fluid and stored his mummies.

This former shopping center now acts as the eccentric lair of the Venezuelan secret police and their shadow prison.

The world's tallest slum.

Shop the world's largest number of ice cream flavors, ranging from delightful to downright bizarre.

This everlasting lightning storm may be the world's largest generator of ozone.

This "floating island" plateau sits 7,671 feet above the forest floor.