The world's largest concentrated solar power plant.

A mud brick kasbah with a history of lavishness and traitorship.

Fortune tellers, snake charmers, poets, and storytellers all gather on this historic square in Morocco.

Vast stretch of tide-pools with a unique Moroccan charm.

Crumbling necropolis set high above Fez.

Along the most northwestern point in Africa is an ancient cave surrounded by legends.

The sister plane of the C-123 shot down during the Iran-Contra Affair has found a new purpose in retirement.

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.

This neon blue river gets its color from a unique mix of bacteria and volcano minerals.

Sloth rehabilitation center in the jungle of Costa Rica.

This historic street in Quito is known for its seven stone crosses—and one presidential assassination.

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

Building this tragically pointless stone barrier cost the lives of the prisoners made to build it.

An abandoned Ecuadorian prison that once held ex-presidents and notorious con artists is now a carceral museum.

The gondolas let you glimpse a bird's-eye view of one of the world's highest capital cities.

Since the 1700s, this old barrel has acted as a post box that relies on the kindness of travelers.

In this pristine Ecuadorian hippie town, residents remain active well into their eighties and nineties.

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

This small uninhabited island offers Galapagos-like biodiversity.

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

An elaborate shrine dedicated to the four corners of the world unfortunately misses its mark.

Home of the "true" equator.

A turquoise lake within a volcanic crater.