South America Autumn, Castles & palaces + Historical pictures

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The capital and largest city of Uruguay combines history and architecture with theaters and live music, beaches and waterfront walks.

Once the capital of the Inca Empire, this historic city is the gateway to the Sacred Valley of the Incas and one of the most important sites in indigenous Peruvian culture.

Visit the main sights of Buenos Aires and Córdoba and explore the low prairies full of intriguing flora and fauna.

This energetic coastal city has a grandiose old town, superb art museums, pristine beaches and glitzy festivals, which celebrate its Afro-Brazilian roots.

Experience fascinating ruins, bustling cities, magnificent landscapes, wild rivers and the Amazon jungle in the birthplace of the Inca Empire.

Vast glacial lakes, verdant pastures and the towering Andes Mountains dominate one of the world’s most breathtaking and sparsely populated landscapes.

This mountain rising out of the city center is most well known as the home of Rio’s iconic skyscraper-sized Jesus statue.

This energetic coastal city has a grandiose old town, superb art museums, pristine beaches and glitzy festivals, which celebrate its Afro-Brazilian roots.

An elegant plaza in Gramado’s town center where locals come to enjoy good quality cafés, pretty fountains and abundant flowers in bloom.

The soul of Salvador’s Historic Center is a vibrant district of cobblestone streets framed by ancient churches, colonial mansions, museums and cultural centers.

The soul of Salvador’s Historic Center is a vibrant district of cobblestone streets framed by ancient churches, colonial mansions, museums and cultural centers.

Discover powerful ideas while exploring futuristic landscapes, diverse monuments and phenomenal Oscar Niemeyer constructions in Brazil’s dynamic Federal District. 

Enjoy the view and delve through the intriguing history of the first of the 10 fortresses set up to defend the island.

With gold leaf artwork and decorative azulejo tile murals, the lavishness of this church-convent complex’s décor is in stark contrast to the humbleness of the saint to which the church is dedicated.

Adventure sports and wildlife spotting amid striking landscapes help to make the state of Mato Grosso do Sul one of Brazil’s leading ecotourism destinations.

Learn about the courageous sailors who braved the Atlantic Ocean and defeated the odds to reach the northeastern coastline of Brazil.

Capoeira dancers amaze passersby and artisans hawk souvenirs at this handsome central square where colonial mansions sit next to centuries-old churches.

Enjoy the view and delve through the intriguing history of the first of the 10 fortresses set up to defend the island.

With gold leaf artwork and decorative azulejo tile murals, the lavishness of this church-convent complex’s décor is in stark contrast to the humbleness of the saint to which the church is dedicated.

With gold leaf artwork and decorative azulejo tile murals, the lavishness of this church-convent complex’s décor is in stark contrast to the humbleness of the saint to which the church is dedicated.

Porto Seguro’s Old Town is where the Portuguese first settled in Brazil. Wander the dusty streets, visit 16th-century churches and enjoy superb coastal views.

Relax in upscale huts and swim in the clear, shallow water by the beaches that enclose this historic city.

In a city blessed with stunning churches this pretty slave-built church, in the heart of Salvador’s UNESCO-protected Historic Center, is one its most interesting.