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Ban Long, Laos

Kuang Si Waterfalls

This tiered waterfall is so pretty it may cause visitors to cry tears of their own.
petersbrandons Added by petersbrandons
Armero, Colombia

Armero, Colombia

A town half-submerged in volcanic mud has become a pilgrimage site for devotees of one of the tragedy's victims.
John Boscawen Added by John Boscawen
Guadalupe, Colombia

Salto de Guadalupe

Ride a steep cable car alongside a tall waterfall that feeds a near century-old power plant.
jimmysoda Added by jimmysoda
Uribia, Colombia

Punta Gallinas Lighthouse

A lighthouse marking the northernmost point of continental South America.
Added by pipeafcr
Sogamoso, Colombia

Vargas Swamp Lancers Memorial

Largest monument in Colombia depicts 14 lancers who drove back an army.
Rachel Added by Rachel
La Calera, Colombia

La Siberia

An abandoned company town and cement factory outside of Bogotá, now haunted by ghosts and scofflaws.
Added by Cody Siler
Bogotá, Colombia

Diego Felipe Becerra's Bridge

At the site of a graffiti artist's murder, fellow artists gather to pay homage.
drgbarrios Added by drgbarrios
Bogotá, Colombia

The Chicherias of Bogota's La Candelaria Barrio

This narrow street is packed with street vendors and bars selling chicha.
Scott Mansfield Added by Scott Mansfield
Medellín, Colombia

La Alpujarra Administrative Center

In the heart of Medellín, an artsy urban complex sets the stage for demonstrations and protests.
Tony Dunnell Added by Tony Dunnell
Bogotá, Colombia

BD Bacatá

The world's first crowdfunded skyscraper has not gone quite to plan.
Tony Dunnell Added by Tony Dunnell
Olaya, Colombia

Puente de Occidente (Bridge of the West)

What was once the longest suspension bridge in Latin America was directly inspired by the iconic Brooklyn Bridge.
Added by pipeafcr
Itagüi, Colombia

Pablo Escobar's Grave

The (usually) serene burial place of the world's most notorious drug lord.
Tony Dunnell Added by Tony Dunnell
Guapi, Colombia

Gorgona Island Prison Ruins

This maximum-security prison was abandoned to make way for a national park.
Added by pipeafcr
Jardín, Colombia

Teleférico la Garrucha (Garrucha Cable Car)

Would you dare to dangle from a great height in a wooden basket?
FrustratedFormerContributor Added by FrustratedFormerContributor
Medellín, Colombia

Virgen Rosa Mística (Virgin of the Mystic Rose)

The religious shrine that Pablo Escobar's men would allegedly visit before completing a mission.
Added by csmml
Guatavita, Colombia

Guatavita la Nueva

The entire town looks like a slice of Spain that was carted across the ocean and plunked in the Andes.
Added by thephysicsofborders
Villavicencio, Colombia

Bioparque Los Ocarros (Los Ocarros Biopark)

A rehabilitation center for some of South America's most unique and endangered animals.
Added by pipeafcr
Villa de Leyva, Colombia

Villa de Leyva

This colonial town in Colombia sits around the largest stone paved square in South America.
Tony Dunnell Added by Tony Dunnell
Bogotá, Colombia

Museo Botero

A celebration of Colombia’s premier contemporary artist.
Added by Rachel Gould
Barranquilla, Colombia

Train Track To Nowhere

A narrow ghost town built onto a peninsula behind a Colombian Slum.
freebornaiden Added by freebornaiden
Bogotá, Colombia

Monserrate Sanctuary

Pilgrims each carried a brick to the top of Mount Monserrate to help build this historic sanctuary in Colombia.
Tony Dunnell Added by Tony Dunnell
Envigado, Colombia

La Casa de las Piedritas

This exceptional home was a 32-year labor of love by a man determined to build his wife the most beautiful stone house in the world.
travelislifeorg Added by travelislifeorg
Cabrera, Colombia

Sumapaz Páramo

The world's largest ecosystem of its kind is home to South America's only native species of bear.
Added by pipeafcr
Choco, Colombia

Darien Gap

Only gap in the 30,000-mile span of roads called the Pan-American Highway.
ronin Added by ronin