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

The celebrity luchadores of La Paz are tough ladies in traditional petticoats and braids.

Mysterious Incan ruins on a tiny island in Lake Titicaca.

Astronomical observatory above Lake Titicaca.

Popular tourist destination where witches in dark hats sell dried llama fetuses for good luck.

A seemingly endless landscape of pure salt stretches far across Bolivia.

This Ecuadorian cemetery is home to a jaw-dropping topiary wonderland.

This research hub in the Amazon Rainforest is perched amid one of the world's most biologically diverse landscapes.

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

These unusual stone structures are actually fish traps crafted by an ancient civilization.

This 12-inch-tall wooden sculpture of a winged Virgin Mary has inspired much devotion and countless replicas.

These mammoth-yet-narrow crevasses in the Earth are perfect for taking an otherworldly swim.

If you've ever wondered at which cycle of the moon you’re supposed to spread manure produced by your guinea pigs, this is the place for you.

The remains of an ancient settlement in one of the oldest archeological sites in South America.

This museum’s collection includes rescued birds, fine art, and a collection of shrunken heads.

This abandoned hospital is one of the most haunted places in Costa Rica.

A secret climbing tree hides along the side of a Costa Rican road.

One Costa Rican island is so beset by illegal shark poachers that the local rangers have built an entire bridge with their confiscated gear .

Costa Rican accommodation resembles a crash site, but with a nice balcony.

Disused penal colony features prisoner artwork, some sketched in human blood.

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

Where dogs like the rare "Fire-Tailed Border Cocker" run free on the mountainside.

This Costa Rican topiary park is a surreal garden of unearthly delights.

An hour south of Punta Arenas (Chile) along the Strait of Magellan, a Kcymaerxthaere plaque tells the story of Culev Larsze, cursed to live without words in the fictional world of Kcymaerxthaere.