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

This collection of ancient, mountaintop, underground tombs was once hidden by decades of bloodshed.

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

The centuries-old trees are draped with Spanish moss to make them look like wizened elders.

The enormous appendage offers spectacular views of Colombia's Huila Department.

Known as the site of 'El Dorado,' this mysterious lake is rumored to hold gold beneath its waters.

A three-tiered waterfall plummets from a mountain cave with amazing views over the countryside.

This Bogotá museum houses the world's largest collection of pre-Columbian gold relics.

This whimsical home made entirely from clay is basically a giant piece of pottery.

The world's tallest palm trees look like the whimsical kind of plant you'd find in a Dr. Seuss story.

An unusual and beautiful form of mass transit serves the city's steepest neighborhoods.

A 10 million-ton rock once worshiped by the Tahamies Indians, accessed by an astounding staircase.

Enchanting cave with a river crashing through the roof.

Unparalleled stargazing, one of Colombia's best observatories, and a swimming pool can all be found in the middle of this ancient tropical forest.

A dangling church built over a Colombian gorge.

An explosion of natural color known as "the river that ran away from paradise."

A pyramidal marker where the borders of Venezuela, Brazil, and Guyana meet on top of Mount Roraima.

Dr. Farid Mattar's Monument of Peace.

Shop the world's largest number of ice cream flavors, ranging from delightful to downright bizarre.

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

The world's widest single drop waterfall, and the two men who legend says went over its edge in a boat.

A nesting ground for four of the world’s seven marine turtle species, most of which are endangered.

These spectacular ruins were built by Spanish padres in the 17th century.

An underexplored, 130-foot tropical waterfall that you will have all to yourself.