Quito, Ecuador
Teleférico Quito
The gondolas let you glimpse a bird's-eye view of one of the world's highest capital cities.
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Quito, Ecuador
The gondolas let you glimpse a bird's-eye view of one of the world's highest capital cities.
Quito, Ecuador
It took 160 years to complete the most ornate church in Ecuador.
Guapán, Ecuador
Ecuador's largest Incan ruins show evidence of sophisticated irrigation and diplomacy among the ancient builders.
San Antonio de Pichincha, Ecuador
An elaborate shrine dedicated to the four corners of the world unfortunately misses its mark.
San Antonio de Pichincha, Ecuador
Home of the "true" equator.
Belém, Brazil
This massive waterfront market is located at the "gateway to the Amazon."
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
This sculpture garden creates a whimsical aura in an urban and wild environment.
Rio Grande, Brazil
The longest sea beach in the world can be found on the southern coast of Brazil.
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
One of the world's last well-maintained airship hangars.
Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Cars mysteriously roll uphill on this street.
Manaus, Brazil
This striking, two-toned confluence of rivers is visible from space.
Manaus, Brazil
A beautiful opera house in the heart of Amazonia has recently restarted performances after a 90-year hiatus.
Recife, Brazil
The massive gardens and office of a Brazilian sculptor.
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
This Brazilian palace island was once the site of the last grand ball before revolution.
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Try not to get lost in this picturesque Brazilian labyrinth of the dead.
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
A 125-meter long "tribute to the Brazilian people."
Brazil
An abandoned stretch of elevated road in the middle of the Brazilian jungle.
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Eduardo Kobra’s breathtaking 32,300-square-foot graffiti wall took over Rio’s Olympic Boulevard.
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Beautiful public park off the beaten path and away from tourists.
Vatican City
If you want to talk to the Pope you will have to stare down this surreal vision of Jesus rising from a nuclear hell.
Vatican City
Breathtaking and huge 430 year old maps of Italy.
Vatican City
Hidden beneath the famous St. Peter's Basilica is a veritable city of the dead that may hold the remains of St. Peter himself.
Andermatt, Switzerland
A breathtaking bridge that crosses a vast gorge over a river's torrents, and has a tale of a devil architect attached.
Lauterbrunnen, Switzerland
A cablecar-station-turned-revolving restaurant with 360-degree views of the Swiss skyline.