A bright little alley in La Boca is a part of tango history.

Stenciled handprints and wall paintings dating back 10,000 years, some of the earliest forms of cave art.

This stunning mass of ice spans 121 square miles and is still growing.

This small island off the coast of Uruguay hosts the largest colony of sea lions and fur seals in the southern hemisphere.

This wonderful rock formation constitutes the first geopark in Uruguay.

This historic stadium was built to host the first-ever FIFA World Cup.

The Sun, Moon, and stars peacefully coexist with animals, humans, and their tools at this surprising sculpture park.

Where sweethearts leave their love locks in the Uruguayan capital.

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

An unlikely neo-Gothic castle in the Paraguayan countryside.

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

This gorgeous, colorful 18th-century church is part of one of Bolivia's few surviving Jesuit missions.

During this Bolivian festival/fair you can wish for wealth, success, love, and more by buying a miniature version of your desire.

The soaring gondola lines form the longest aerial cable car system in the world.

Mysterious Incan ruins on a tiny island in Lake Titicaca.

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

An ancient Incan convent on Lake Titicaca's Island of the Moon.

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.

A valley of unique erosion patterns lends to a view like nothing on Earth.

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

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

Bolivia's needle-like rock formations.

The world’s highest ski resort was deserted after an 18,000-year-old glacier melted away.