4 Hidden Destinations in South America

Colombia

Destinations

Los Estoraques Natural Unique Area (Área Natural Única Los Estoraques)

Colombia · Norte de Santander

Where ancient forests once stood, a surreal crimson landscape of towering rock pillars now stretches, sculpted by millennia of wind and rain into an alien, forgotten city.

This 'Unique Natural Area' is a geological masterpiece, featuring an astonishing collection of reddish-brown rock formations, locally known ...

Caño Cristales

Colombia · Meta Department

Imagine a river that bursts into a liquid rainbow, flowing with vibrant shades of red, yellow, green, blue, and black for just a few magical months each year.

Dubbed the 'River of Five Colors' or 'Liquid Rainbow,' Caño Cristales owes its extraordinary palette to a unique aquatic plant called Macare...

Santa Cruz del Islote

Colombia · Bolívar Department

Imagine living on an island so small and densely packed that it's often called the most populated on Earth, where houses practically float on top of each other and there's no space for a single car.

This tiny, partially man-made island in the Colombian Caribbean, part of the San Bernardo Corals National Natural Park, squeezes over a thou...

Cerros de Mavecure (Mavecure Hills)

Colombia · Guainía Department

Three colossal, ancient monoliths rise dramatically from the emerald sea of the Amazon rainforest, guarding forgotten indigenous legends and sacred sites.

These three magnificent inselbergs—Cerro Mavicure, Cerro Mono, and Cerro Pajarito—are remnants of the Guiana Shield, billions of years old, ...