South America

The Iguazu Falls are situated on the border of Argentina and Brazil, who both claim the falls as one of their top tourist destinations. In peak flow the water has a massive surface area of 1.3 million square feet, split…

Damming the Paraná River on the border between Brazil and Paraguay sits an incredible engineering achievement - the largest hydroelectric power plant in the world, Itaipú. Itaipú is 196 metres high and contains enough iron and steel to build 380…

Machu Picchu, the "Lost City of the Incas", is an ancient ruined city found at the top of a mountain. It was probably built around 1440 and the most impressive thing is that it's all still there, despite being constructed…

The bizarre Nazca Lines were created thousands of years ago (between 200BC and 600AD) using simple tools to scrape away the dark pebbles and reveal the light sand underneath. Although they're called the Nazca lines, the famous geoglyphs also feature…

Last year we mentioned that Nicaragua has loads of volcanoes, but that they weren't yet in high-resolution. Since then Nicaragua's most active volcano Masaya, has received fantastic coverage of its multiple nested pit craters Masaya, Santiago, Nindiri and San Pedro…

Rio de Janeiro's location within steep mountains makes it perfect for the sports of hang and paragliders. Here on Pedra Bonita ("Beautiful Rock") is one of over 50 launch ramps in Rio where those who are brave enough leap off…