Bogota, Colombia: Bogotá is the capital and largest city of Colombia, and one of the largest cities in the world. The city is administered as the Capital District, as well as the capital of, though not part of, the surrounding department of Cundinamarca. Bogotá is a territorial entity of the first order, with the same administrative status as the departments of Colombia. Wikipedia

La Paz, Bolivia: La Paz is the seat of government and de facto capital of the Plurinational State of Bolivia. La Paz is the third-most populous city in Bolivia. As the seat of the government of Bolivia, La Paz is the site of the Palacio Quemado, the presidential palace. Wikipedia

Cathedral of Brasília, Brasília, Brazil: The Cathedral of Brasília is the Roman Catholic cathedral serving Brasília, Brazil, and serves as the seat of the Archdiocese of Brasília. It was designed by Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer and engineered by Brazilian structural engineer Joaquim Cardozo, and was completed and dedicated on May 31, 1970. Wikipedia

ICBC Casa Central, Buenos Aires, Argentina: ICBC Argentina is an Argentine banking entity owned by ICBC. It is the Argentine subsidiary of the Chinese bank Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, founded in 2013 after the purchase of Standard Bank Argentina. Wikipedia,

Buenos Aires, Argentina: Buenos Aires is the capital and primate city of Argentina. The city is located on the western shore of the Río de la Plata, on South America's southeastern coast. "Buenos aires" is Spanish for "fair winds" or "good airs". Buenos Aires is classified as an Alpha global city, according to the Globalization and World Cities Research Network (GaWC) 2020 ranking. Wikipedia

Giant Tortoise Reserve, Rancho Primicias, Ecuador: Located in the city of Santa Rosa, in the center of Santa Cruz Island in the upper part, this Ranch is one of the most important in the Galapagos. It is a nature reserve that welcomes the public and informs them about the living conditions of giant tortoises and the dangers that threaten them.  it is simply a place very frequented by giant tortoises because of the natural pools that are there. 

Panchita Tunnel, Galápagos, Ecuador: Panchita Tunnel is an intriguing lava tube/cave on Rancho Primicias next to El Chato Tortoise Reserve, in the highlands near Puerto Ayora on Santa Cruz Island, in the Galápagos archipelago, Ecuador, South America. As you descend into the tunnels via stairs, you quickly lose sight of the sun and enter the darkness. Even though they have lights hung throughout. you still have limited visibility.

Panchita Tunnel, Galápagos, Ecuador: In the village of Bellavista in the Highlands of Santa Cruz Island, you can walk through lava tunnels or lava tubes. This is just 7 km (4.3 miles) inland from Puerto Ayora, the main town. The outer skin of the molten lava hardens while the liquid magma continues to flow through, leaving behind a cavity of empty tubes or tunnels. . There is limited visibility, and the floor is sometimes uneven and slippery.

Turtle Tortuga, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador: The Galápagos Islands are an archipelago of volcanic islands in the Eastern Pacific, located around the Equator 900 km west of South America. They form the Galápagos Province of the Republic of Ecuador. The province is divided into the cantons of San Cristóbal, Santa Cruz, and Isabela, the three most populated islands in the chain. The Galápagos are famous for their large number of endemic species, which were studied by Charles Darwin in the 1830s and inspired his theory of evolution by means of natural selection. All of these islands are protected as part of Ecuador's Galápagos National Park and Marine Reserve. Wikipedia

Sea lion meets Iguana, Puerto Ayora, Galapagos, Ecuador: Puerto Ayora is a town in central Galápagos, Ecuador. Located on the southern shore of Santa Cruz Island, it is the seat of Santa Cruz Canton. The town is named in honor of Isidro Ayora, an Ecuadorian president. The town is sometimes mistakenly referred to as Santa Cruz. Wikipedia

Puerto Ayora, Galapagos, Ecuador: Puerto Ayora is a town in central Galápagos, Ecuador. Located on the southern shore of Santa Cruz Island, it is the seat of Santa Cruz Canton. The town is named in honor of Isidro Ayora, an Ecuadorian president. The town is sometimes mistakenly referred to as Santa Cruz. Wikipedia

Puerto Ayora, Galapagos, Ecuador: Puerto Ayora is a town in central Galápagos, Ecuador. Located on the southern shore of Santa Cruz Island, it is the seat of Santa Cruz Canton. The town is named in honor of Isidro Ayora, an Ecuadorian president. The town is sometimes mistakenly referred to as Santa Cruz. Wikipedia

Basílica del Voto Nacional, Quito, Ecuador: The Basilica of the National Vow is a Roman Catholic church located in the historic center of Quito, Ecuador. It is the largest neo-Gothic basilica in the Americas. Wikipedia

Guayaquil, Ecuador: Guayaquil officially Santiago de Guayaquil, is the largest city in Ecuador and also the nation's economic capital and main port. The city is the capital of Guayas Province and the seat of Guayaquil Canton. The city is located on the west bank of the Guayas River, which flows into the Pacific Ocean at the Gulf of Guayaquil. Wikipedia

Ollentaytambo, Perú's Sacred Valley, Peru: Ollantaytambo is the last stop on the Perú Rail line before the Machu Picchu station in Aguascalientes. It’s also a popular stopover for the many backpackers who pick up a connection to the last leg of the  Inca Trail just a few miles down the track. Those hikers not staying in any of the town’s hostels or lodges cluster around the wi-fi cafes, lounging on their packs and checking email on their iPhones.

Traditional Inca home, Ollantaytambo, Peru: Entrance to traditional Inca home: One home is occupied as a living museum in which the caretakers live just as their Inca ancestors once did. It’s cool and dim inside.  Ears of corn and lines of fish are suspended from the ceiling, curing in the dry, cool air.  (The word ‘jerky’ comes from the Quechua term “ch’arki”, which means “dried meat”). Worn stones bear witness to centuries of corn tediously hand-milled. Corn has been a staple in the Peruvian diet for over 3,000 years, and many varieties are unique to the area. It’s used to make everything from bread to chicha morada, a refreshing, non-alcoholic beverage made from boiled purple corn.

Urubamba river, Machu Picchu, Peru: The name of the Urubamba River comes from Quechua Urupampa meaning “plateau of spiders” . It was known in Inca times as Willkamayu and was sacred to them. It is one of the main Peruvian rivers and is part of the Amazon Basin. The river to the south side of the pongo is known as the “high Urubamba”, born in the knot of the Vilcanota, and was known as Wilcamayu (Sacred River) by the Incas. Jungle around Machu Picchu, Peru. The Cusco railway can bee seen on the foot of the mountain.