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This everlasting lightning storm may be the world's largest generator of ozone.

Once considered a marvel of engineering, there are now doubts about the structural integrity of this 5.4-mile cable-stayed bridge.

Hidden amid the tropical forest in the Caribbean Sea are the decaying ruins of the Cocaine King's luxurious island party home.

An 18th-century battery complete with original kitchen and garrison.

An inspired museum dedicated to the patron saint of enslaved people, inside the cloisters where he lived and died.

This elegant Colombian fortress was one of the torture headquarters for the Spanish Inquisition.

A cozy bookstore and coffee shop in the heart of Cartagena's Old City.

In the middle of one of South America's most historic walled cities lies a bar with an enormous collection of Soviet memorabilia.

The colonial city's social history is reflected in its fanciful door knockers.

A mouldering Colombian bull ring stands as a reminder of the country's complicated relationship with a brutal sport.

Perched atop the highest hill in Cartagena, this 17th-century convent offers spectacular views of the city.

A lighthouse marking the northernmost point of continental South America.

An ancient city hidden in the heart of the Sierra Nevada mountains.

The 17th-century hacienda where Simón Bolívar spent his last days before dying from tuberculosis.

The caldera of this mini-volcano has been turned into a naturally heated mud bath.

This 16-foot, 6-ton statue in the singer's hometown doesn't actually look like her.

A narrow ghost town built onto a peninsula behind a Colombian Slum.

A no-frills, DIY nature preserve manned by a U.S. expat who has dedicated his life to turtle conservation.

Right angles in the forests of Panama.

A mysterious dark-skinned Christ statue has been this town's religious center for centuries.

The rusting hulk of a hand-powered, nearly 160-year-old submarine abandoned in 1869 due to the ravages of decompression sickness.

From a distance, Latin America's first Baha'i Temple looks like an enormous egg perched atop a hill.

A huge, bustling local market in Panama City.