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Lima, Peru

Jicamarca Ionospheric Radio Observatory

Enormous array of antennae fill a desert valley.
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Lima, Peru

Huaca Pucllana

This stone complex marks the urban center of a lost civilization.
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Lima, Peru

Pizarro's Tomb

Now containing the bones of the actual conquistador, instead of someone else.
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Porto Alegre, Brazil

Vila Flores Association

A group of abandoned factories and buildings that have been revitalized and are now used to promote culture, education, entrepreneurialism, and sustainable development.
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Iporanga, Brazil

Gruta Casa de Pedra

At 705 feet high, Brazil's "House of Stone" is the largest cave mouth in the world.
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Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Zeppelin Hangar at Santa Cruz Air Force Base

One of the world's last well-maintained airship hangars.
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Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Museum of Astronomy and Related Sciences

This Brazilian astronomy museum allows guests to gaze at the stars through their telescopes each weekend.
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Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Largo do Boticário

Crumbling remnant of Rio's colonial past tucked behind Corcovado mountain in the neighborhood of Cosme Velho.
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Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

The Royal Portuguese Cabinet of Reading

This stunning Brazilian library contains the largest collection of Portuguese texts outside of Portugal itself.
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Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Rio de Janeiro Cathedral

This massive Brazilian church is built like an angular, technicolor pyramid left by Mayans from the future.
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Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Biblioteca Nacional do Brasil

The largest library in Latin America owes its existence to an Old World earthquake and a Napoleonic invasion.
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Bolívar, Venezuela

Old DC 3 Plane at Canaima Air Camp

The Canaima airstrip in Venezuela keeps an antique DC 3 plane in its camp.
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Gran Sabana, Venezuela

Mount Roraima

This "floating island" plateau sits 7,671 feet above the forest floor.
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San Diego, California

Villa Montezuma

A magnificent, reportedly haunted mansion built for a composer by Spiritualists.
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Córdoba, Argentina

Cabildo de Córdoba

One of the oldest colonial buildings still standing in South America.
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Buenos Aires, Argentina

Casa Redonda

A mysterious architectural gem in one of the most elegant areas of Buenos Aires.
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Buenos Aires, Argentina

Ricardo Rojas House Museum

A pocket of serenity in hectic Buenos Aires, complete with a peaceful courtyard and massive library.
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Buenos Aires, Argentina

Palacio Barolo

A tower devoted to — and modeled after — the Divine Comedy.
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São Paulo, Brazil

Martinelli Building

This skyscraper once housed weapons during the revolution and was the scene of two brutal crimes that shocked São Paulo society.
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São Paulo, Brazil

Crypt of the São Paulo Cathedral

The crypts are so large they're basically their own underground church.
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