A 125-meter long "tribute to the Brazilian people."

This massive Brazilian church is built like an angular, technicolor pyramid left by Mayans from the future.

Eduardo Kobra’s breathtaking 32,300-square-foot graffiti wall took over Rio’s Olympic Boulevard.

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

The largest open-air contemporary art center in Latin America is a unique experience in the Atlantic Forest.

A self built castle built by a salt worker in Brazil.

The world's tallest slum.

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

Enchanting cave with a river crashing through the roof.

Storied crypts fill the most famous cemetery in Colombia.

Cathedral carved out of salt, located a mile below the earth's surface.

A little known Colombian theme park of giant curiosities.

This picturesque mansion has gone from opulent ruin to nature museum.

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

A swing to dangle you off the very edge.

Home of the "true" equator.

Unparalleled stargazing, one of Colombia's best observatories, and a swimming pool can all be found in the middle of this ancient tropical forest.

An explosion of natural color known as "the river that ran away from paradise."

A dangling church built over a Colombian gorge.

Ecuador's largest Incan ruins show evidence of sophisticated irrigation and diplomacy among the ancient builders.

One of the world's tallest waterfalls wasn't revealed to the world at large until 2006.

An Archaeological Wonder of Peru, and the largest stone ruin site in the New World.

The shockingly unspoiled Peruvian tomb of the Lord of Sipan was once guarded by a footless warrior.

The mortal remains of an estimated 70,000 people lie in the basement of a monastery in Lima, Peru.