South America

The massive fortified complex of Sacsayhuaman is the most significant ruin in Cusco, and is close enough to the historic center that you can walk…

No lover of great theater (or, for that matter, great theaters) should pass up the chance to visit Buenos Aires’ many fine performance halls. Perhaps…

The giant statue of Christ overlooking the city from the 709-meter summit of Corcovado is almost as widely recognized a symbol of Rio as the…

The church of Santo Domingo is built on the ruins of the famous Inca site of Coricancha, the Templo del Sol or Temple of the…

Ibirapuera Park was laid out by landscape architect Roberto Burle Marx, with buildings designed by Oscar Niemeyer. The immense green space with its monuments, museums,…

Opened in 1911 in the stunning Palacio Errázuriz, a landmark Classical French-style building in the heart of the Recoleta district, the excellent National Museum of…

San Telmo is well known as one of Buenos Aires’ more colorful districts, its narrow cobblestone streets and old colonial style buildings home to numerous…

One of Rio’s newest tourist attractions was begun in 1990 by Chilean-born artist Jorge Selarón as his gift to the Brazilian people. Until his death…

While construction of its Neoclassical fa§ade wasn’t initiated until 1822, Buenos Aires Metropolitan Cathedral (Catedral Metropolitana) overlooks Plaza de Mayo and can trace its roots…

The best museum in Cusco for those interested in the Incas, Museo Inka is housed in the ornate 16th-century Spanish Admiral’s House, a building worth…

The gardens, villas, and imperial palaces of S£o Cristóv£o are now public parks and museums, the foremost of which is Quinta da Boa Vista. From…

The Sao Paulo Cathedral, known in Portuguese as Catedral Metropolitana de Sao Paulo or Catedral da Se, is a cathedral of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese…

The S£o Paulo Museum of Art, known locally as MASP, only opened in 1968 but has the most representative and comprehensive collection of western art…

The‚ Sao Paulo Aquarium‚ (in Portuguese: Aquario de Sao Paulo) is located in the Ipiranga neighborhood, in the southeastern part of the city of Sao Paulo, Brazil.…