Pre-Incan aqueduct amidst a stone forest in Peru.

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

This tiny shop has been serving traditional tamales for more than 200 years.

This Bogotá museum houses the world's largest collection of pre-Columbian gold relics.

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

A 10 million-ton rock once worshiped by the Tahamies Indians, accessed by an astounding staircase.

The Andean town where every single building is decorated with a brightly colored frieze.

The world's tallest palm trees look like the whimsical kind of plant you'd find in a Dr. Seuss story.

An unusual and beautiful form of mass transit serves the city's steepest neighborhoods.

The world's only pure blue lizard lives exclusively on this secluded tropical island.

This colonial town in Colombia sits around the largest stone paved square in South America.

A lighthouse marking the northernmost point of continental South America.

A celebration of Colombia’s premier contemporary artist.

Home to 23 voluptuous and instantly lovable sculptures by one of Latin America's most celebrated artists.

Outdoor escalators and art have helped change what was once a notoriously dangerous part of Medellín.

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