These small sculptures pay homage to the lovable star of an iconic Argentine comic strip.

The narrowest house in Buenos Aires is less than 10 feet wide.

Building this tragically pointless stone barrier cost the lives of the prisoners made to build it.

This 12-inch-tall wooden sculpture of a winged Virgin Mary has inspired much devotion and countless replicas.

The gondolas let you glimpse a bird's-eye view of one of the world's highest capital cities.

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

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

This elegant Colombian fortress was one of the torture headquarters for the Spanish Inquisition.

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

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

A cozy bookstore and coffee shop in the heart of Cartagena's Old City.

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

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

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

A small museum filled with unique fossil finds, including one of the oldest specimens of ground sloths found in Colombia.

This narrow street is packed with street vendors and bars selling chicha.

Every Sunday, Bogotá turns 75 miles of its city streets into a bicycle superhighway.

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.

Would you dare to dangle from a great height in a wooden basket?

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

An exhibition devoted to the life (and posthumous taxidermy form) of the last known representative of the Pinta Island Tortoises.

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

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