One of São Paulo's tight urban intersections has become a haven for graffiti artists ever since a single Batman started the trend.

Queen of the waterlilies, so big and strong it can support the weight of a human.

Site full of incredible prehistoric paintings and archeological findings.

Off-limits and full of venomous pit vipers, Brazil’s Snake Island has a frighteningly apt nickname.

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

An abandoned stretch of elevated road in the middle of the Brazilian jungle.

Beautiful public park off the beaten path and away from tourists.

These termites have an large and deadly abode—impressive by day, dazzling by night.

You feel like you're in a forest, but you're actually walking amidst the branches and trunks of a single giant tree.

After millennia of erosion by sand and churning water this Brazilian valley now looks like a lunar fantasy.

Crumbling remnant of Rio's colonial past tucked behind Corcovado mountain in the neighborhood of Cosme Velho.

Gargoyle head that brings good luck.

One of the only known surviving coconut palm trees in the entire state.

This peaceful garden is hidden on the grounds of a spiritual organization founded by a pioneer yogi.

A fabulously bizarre surrealist sculpture by the late artist Leonora Carrington.

The former house of an anthropologist couple displays Lacandón Maya artifacts in a homey atmosphere.

The former headquarters of a leader in the Mexican Revolution, and the site of an often-reproduced image.

This laboratory has a remarkable concrete roof that measures less than an inch at its thickest point.

This singular Mexican structure is considered a masterpiece of the Tapatía architectural school.

One of Mexico's few murals dedicated to an indigenous language.

The walls of a colonial-era fort encircle a small, tropical assortment of plant life.

A tribute to the 20th-century ball that cast a spotlight on Mexico’s LGBTQ community.

After becoming locally extinct, this esteemed avian now flies free in the forests around the ancient ruins.

This spot along the 23.5 degree north parallel marks the northern boundary of the tropics.