Lima, Peru
Pizarro's Tomb
Now containing the bones of the actual conquistador, instead of someone else.
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Lima, Peru
Now containing the bones of the actual conquistador, instead of someone else.
Puno, Peru
The Uros people live on floating reed islands in lake Titicaca.
Ica, Peru
An unexpected desert oasis in South America.
Aguas Calientes, Peru
If you’ve ever seen a picture of Machu Picchu, then you’ve seen a picture of Huayna Picchu—you just didn’t realize it.
Aguas Calientes, Peru
The intricate stonework of Machu Picchu serves as a testament to Incan engineers.
Medellín, Colombia
Three hundred illuminated pillars form an “artificial forest” in Medellín.
Medellín, Colombia
An unusual and beautiful form of mass transit serves the city's steepest neighborhoods.
Salento, Colombia
The world's tallest palm trees look like the whimsical kind of plant you'd find in a Dr. Seuss story.
El Peñol, Colombia
A 10 million-ton rock once worshiped by the Tahamies Indians, accessed by an astounding staircase.
Guatape, Colombia
The Andean town where every single building is decorated with a brightly colored frieze.
Nariño, Colombia
A dangling church built over a Colombian gorge.
Oaxaca, Mexico
This graveyard boasts a medley of diverse and imaginative funeral architecture.
Monte Albán, Mexico
These sacred Mesoamerican ruins feature peculiar petroglyphs hidden in the stones.
Siem Reap, Cambodia
A battle between nature and architecture in the Cambodian jungle.
Singapore
A licentious look into Singapore's past, full of disorderly bric-a-brac and disreputable characters.
Singapore
Singapore's landscaping project is home to 18 incredible Supertrees.
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Hang out with thousands of butterflies in one of the world's largest such enclosures.
Tambon Pak Nam, Thailand
Cavemen, elephants, and eagles greet passengers driving through the town's main intersection.
Phela, Thailand
A phallic shrine to a princess goddess in Krabi, Thailand.
Kanchanaburi, Thailand
This bridge made famous in a novel and on-screen wasn't actually built over the river Kwai.
Khlong Sok, Thailand
Surat Thani's official flower—and the world's largest—smells of rotting meat.
Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
This retro, UFO-like structure is a remnant of the Soviet-era circus.
Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
Time capsule of a museum, in which the Soviet Union remains alive and kicking.
Osh, Kyrgyzstan
An outstanding piece of retro Sci-Fi architecture built into a sacred mountain.