Central & South America Attractions
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Pelourinho
Pelourinho is Salvador’s original colonial center and was Brazil's first slave market. Its name is derived from the post or pillory that African slaves were ... Read more
Gatún Lake
The glistening, artificial heart of the Panama Canal, Lago Gatún covers what was once the fertile Chagres River Valley, until 1907 home to scores of small ... Read more
Monkey Island
This popular excursion offers a festive excuse to explore a bit of the Canal, visiting an island that has been "taken over" by four species of monkey: ... Read more
Museo Larco Herrera
To help you get your head around Peru’s centuries of history and culture, visit the well-regarded Museo Larco Herrera in Lima. The chronological overview of ... Read more
Lake Atitlan
Considered to be one of the most beautiful lakes in the world, Lake Atitlán, located in the Guatemalan Highlands, is the deepest lake in Central America ... Read more
Las Bovedas
At the northeastern corner of the old walled city is Cartagena’s grandest arcade, stretching with imperial purpose from Santa Clara to Santa Catalina Fortress. ... Read more
Museo de Antioquia
Begin in Botero Plaza, the statue studded central park that fronts Medellin’s most popular museum. The plump proportions of these enormous pieces by Colombia’s ... Read more
Praia do Futuro
Praia do Futuro is an urban beach popular for its good swimming and beach barracas (restaurants). Unlike many stretches of beach along Fortaleza’s ... Read more
Xunantunich
Overlooking the beautiful Mopan River from a stunning hilltop, the ruins at Xunantunich are some of the most visited Mayan sites in the world. Located in the ... Read more
Zipaquira Salt Cathedral
Zipaquira’s attractive Spanish Colonial center, built with the wealth of the massive nearby salt mines, was founded in the 1760s some 50km (31mi) north of ... Read more
Encontro das Aguas
The city of Manaus lies at the confluence of two great rivers, the Solimões and the Black. Although borders on water are typically impossible to see, that ... Read more
La Candelaria (Historic Old Town)
And even today it is the cultural heart of modern Bogota’s slapdash modern sprawl: the graceful and carefully planned Spanish colonial city center, known as ... Read more
La Catedral Primada
The original foundations for Bogota’s Catedral Primada, more properly called the Metropolitan Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception, were laid in ... Read more
Mount Monserrate
Mists permitting, you’ll be able to see the gleaming white Basílica del Señor de Monserrate high above the city, beckoning from the thickly ... Read more
