The world's tallest aluminum statue is also the world's tallest image of a winged Virgin Mary.

Legend says if this neo-Gothic basilica is ever officially completed, the world will come to an end.

Quito's historic, main square dates back to the 16th century.

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

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

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

A turquoise lake within a volcanic crater.

A swing to dangle you off the very edge.

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.

Death road of Bolivia.

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

Astronomical observatory above Lake Titicaca.

A desert that evokes the surreal.

This red lake 4,000 meters above sea level is home to rare flamingos.

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.

As one of the world's largest hydroelectric dams this plant took two countries to get built.

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

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

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

A volcanic crater that visitors can look inside.

It's just another skyscraper, but it's shaped like '90s cell phone.

Spanish religion mixed with local architecture has yielded a network of churches unlike any other.