South America

The Mesmerizing Great Blue Heron

Great Blue Heron Facts Great Blue Herons, egrets, and bitterns are medium- to large-winged birds with long necks and spear-like bills. Nearly all species feed primarily on aquatic animal life,...

The Incredible Devil’s Finger Fungus

Clathrus archeri, commonly known as octopus stinkhorn, or Devil's Finger, is a fungus indigenous to Australia and New...

Erect-crested Penguin (Eudyptes sclateri)

The Erect-crested Penguin belongs (Eudyptes sclateri) to a super species that includes the Fiordland and Snares Penguins. Most...

Grey Francolin Sound

Grey Francolin Sound Grey Francolin Sound is loud and high-pitched. It is normally found in open cultivated lands, scrub...

The Fascinating Silver-eared Mesia

The silver-eared Mesia (Leiothrix argentauris) was once placed in the large Old World babbler family Timaliidae. This family...

Kalasasaya Temple – Bolivia’s Ancient Archeological Complex

Kalasasaya Temple is known for its precise and unique architectural design and engineering techniques. Kalasasaya Temple, or Stopped Stones, is regarded as one of...

Fortress of Kuélap – One of Largest Fortified Citadel in Northern Peru

The imposing Fortress of Kuélap is the main attraction of the Chachapoyas region. It ranks among the finest and most inspiring remains in Peru....

Amazon’s Boiling River – Shanay-Timpishka

Can a boiling river exist? There is a boiling river, that kills everything that falls into it! The Peruvian Amazon is home to a...

Licancabur – A Highly Symmetrical Stratovolcano

Licancabur is a highly symmetrical stratovolcano on the southernmost part of the border between Chile and Bolivia. But actually, it is situated just southwest...

4,000-Year-Old Termite Mounds Found in Brazil

4,000-Year-Old Termite Mounds Found in Brazil - Termites are tiny insects about the size of an ant. They live in colonies that may contain...

Ausangate Mountain, Peru

Ausangate Mountain has an elevation of 6,384 meters, situated around 100 kilometers southeast of Cusco in the Cusco Region, Ocongate District. Ausangate or Auzangate is...

The Unspoiled Beauty of Caracol Falls

Caracol Falls or Cascata do Caracol is considered one of the most beautiful waterfalls in Brazil at 131 m tall waterfall by far is...

Laja Falls or Salto del Laja Waterfall

The Laja Falls or in Spanish it is called Salto del Laja actually is a waterfall located in the Laja River in southcentral Chile....

Yungas Road – The Road of Death in Bolivia

Yungas Road - The Road of Death in Bolivia.  The North Yungas Road also known as Grove's Road, Death Road, or Road of fate...

Salar de Uyuni – The Nature Best Piece on Planet Earth

Salar de Uyuni - The South American salt flats in Bolivia is a natural wonder that is not only awe-inspiring but also seems to...