Pilgrims each carried a brick to the top of Mount Monserrate to help build this historic sanctuary in Colombia.

Perched atop the highest hill in Cartagena, this 17th-century convent offers spectacular views of the city.

A cozy bookstore and coffee shop in the heart of Cartagena's Old City.

Two identical statues by Fernando Botero, one blown to pieces in a terrorist bombing, the other donated as a gift for peace.

Visiting dignitaries and Hollywood stars once stayed at this 1920s hotel, alongside ghosts that are said to haunt its corridors.

An airy Art Deco space devoted to the weird and wonderful folk art traditions of Mexico.

CDMX's home for the world's culinary delights.

The tree is thought to be the oldest oak in Texas and was once crowned state champion for its monumental size.

The little bear in the "funny kind of hat" has made his way from London back to Peru.

Gilded heaven for philatelists and architecture freaks, still in full working order despite sitting atop tremulous ground.

An inspired museum dedicated to the patron saint of enslaved people, inside the cloisters where he lived and died.

What was once a unique system of urban elevators is turning into a mechanical ruin.

Frida Kahlo's childhood home, now a museum of her life and works.

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

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

An accidental trick of light casts the perfect shadow of a pilgrim of the Camino de Santiago against the cathedral wall.