This sculpture meant to honor the bravery of the Indigenous Mapuche people of Chile proved controversial.

The gorgeous murals at this open-air museum form the largest street art collective in Chile.

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

Where sweethearts leave their love locks in the Uruguayan capital.

Xul Solar was an artist of alternate worlds, inventor of languages, and dreamer of utopias.

A vibrant street away from the typical tourist track, lined with colorful, mosaic-covered houses.

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

This beautiful fountain was sculpted by a female artist who was ahead of her time.

A gateway to a mysterious network of underground tunnels.

A tower devoted to — and modeled after — the Divine Comedy.

A mysterious architectural gem in one of the most elegant areas of Buenos Aires.

A natural swimming hole that was once a ceremonial center for Mayan priests.

This portion of a lovely Belize beach is infested with (harmless) sharks and rays.

Sparkling, calcite-covered skeletons of children who may have been sacrificed to appease an angry god.

An impressive century-old, to-scale topographical map of Guatemala.

A massive underwater sinkhole made famous by Jacques Cousteau.

These mysterious ancient stone spheres were created by a civilization lost to time and are now mostly lawn ornaments.

This stunning Brazilian library contains the largest collection of Portuguese texts outside of Portugal itself.

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

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

The largest library in Latin America owes its existence to an Old World earthquake and a Napoleonic invasion.

This Brazilian palace island was once the site of the last grand ball before revolution.

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

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