This iconic hilltop church doubled as a lighthouse in the 19th century, guiding ships into the port of Valparaíso.

A museum founded to reflect on and remember the human rights abuses under Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet.

The ominously named cave is home to some remarkable ancient art.

One of the largest ancient geoglyphs in the world is a tall desert god used for predicting the weather.

This was once the center of the Birdman cult, and is now a World Heritage Site.

A fantastical group of cliffside stairways, bridges, and twisting paths carved out of stone provide a surreal coastal hike.

The largest stone moai on Rapa Nui.

Mother Nature outdoes herself with this stunningly beautiful set of caves carved into marble.

A place of enchantment where stories of the past seem to come to life.

Unusual rock formations eroded into a landscape of stone beasts.

This small Brazilian museum honors the work of a German biologist who studied the jungles for decades.

This intriguing museum chronicles the history and impact of immigration in Brazil.

This anthropological museum offers a glimpse into the lives of the Indigenous peoples of the Amazon River Basin.

What killed this humpback whale is a mystery, but its remains have become legendary.

This breathtaking national park is one of the best places to see the weird and wonderful giant anteater in the wild.

One of the few places in the world where visitors can walk alongside fossilized tracks from 80 different dinosaur species.

Deep below the dry landscape of Bahia, a cave with intense blue water to float in.

This neo-Gothic monastery offers a rare chance to witness the unique maned wolf right up close.

High plateaus and beautiful waterfalls frame this ecologically significant nature preserve.

Site full of incredible prehistoric paintings and archeological findings.

These termites have an large and deadly abode—impressive by day, dazzling by night.

Part of one of the largest flooded cavities on the planet, and littered with prehistoric animal bones.

After millennia of erosion by sand and churning water this Brazilian valley now looks like a lunar fantasy.

Among fossils of creatures long since cast into oblivion, a once-single frog perseveres for his species.