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

Known as the site of 'El Dorado,' this mysterious lake is rumored to hold gold beneath its waters.

A museum built around a bus-sized fossil on the side of the highway.

The colonial city's social history is reflected in its fanciful door knockers.

No one knows for sure why this town's dead refuse to rot.

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.

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

A magical world of elves and fairies tucked amongst the trees in Colombia.

An ancient city hidden in the heart of the Sierra Nevada mountains.

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

Colorful lights and mirror-like brine pools create trippy illusions within the historic mine.

Former drug lord’s manor, now a theme park. Watch out for the hippos.

The caldera of this mini-volcano has been turned into a naturally heated mud bath.

Enchanting cave with a river crashing through the roof.

A dangling church built over a Colombian gorge.

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

Despite being of the most short-lived republics in history, this small Chilean town won’t forget its two days of independence.

This hidden pre-Columbian rock art depicts a whale hunt.

The geographical center of Chile is a port so depressing that it has driven men to suicide.

A display of hand-built replicas of the legendary vessels used by Patagonian and Antarctic explorers.

Formerly a brutal Nazi colony, this Chilean village was remade as a (controversial) German-themed tourist trap.

Spanish religion mixed with local architecture has yielded a network of churches unlike any other.

Walk on a glass floor suspended over ancient mummified remains.