This striking, two-toned confluence of rivers is visible from space.

A stunning Catholic cathedral built by a curve-loving communist in Brazil’s newly created capital.

A beautiful opera house in the heart of Amazonia has recently restarted performances after a 90-year hiatus.

An art museum with an eclectic design and a scandalous past.

A faux desert landscape in the middle of the jungle that sprouts oases during the rainy season.

Mountain of unimaginable riches that bankrolled the Spanish Empire, complete with its own underworld god.

In La Paz's huge, city-sized cemetery, the deceased are stored in rows of apartment-like buildings.

A desert that evokes the surreal.

This lake’s emerald green waters are a spectacular sight, but it’s not a great place for a swim.

Death road of Bolivia.

Largest site of dinosaur footprints ever found includes more than 5,000 tracks.

On the outskirts of a desert trading village high on the Andean plain, steel giants have been destroyed by salt winds.

A seemingly endless landscape of pure salt stretches far across Bolivia.

The southernmost Anglican cathedral in the world has whale bones standing in its yard.

Constructed on the ruins of a convent, this tower saved countless lives.

The design of the Palacio Salvo has been described as "a lighthouse on top of a building."

The oldest café in Montevideo preserves its history as the city's bohemian hub.

Of the many Jesuit missions in South America, this complex is one of the best preserved.

These spectacular ruins were built by Spanish padres in the 17th century.

An underexplored, 130-foot tropical waterfall that you will have all to yourself.

105-foot wide giant metallic flower blooms anew every day in the heart of Buenos Aires.

Massive rock sculptures formed during the time of the dinosaurs still stand undisturbed.

The inspiration for the Patagonia Clothing logo, Cerro Fitz Roy turns pink at sunrise.

Buenos Aires' city of the dead contains some very famous remains, including Eva Perón.