8 Mysterious Places in South America Worth Visiting
6. Machu Picchu — Peru
The Lost City of the Incas is among the most incredible archaeological finds in the world. It was built around 1450 and for reasons unknown abandoned around 100 years later. When discovered in 1911, archaeologists were stunned to find houses, palaces and temples constructed from perfectly fitted block stones. You’ll find peace, tranquility and dare we say reach nirvana when you visit?
7. Salar de Uyuni — Bolivia
Hoping to walk on clouds? Sorry to burst your bubble, but it’s not physically possible. But a trip to Salar de Uyuni is a nice consolation. The world’s largest salt desert, it’s impossible to know where the earth ends and the sky begins. It’s nicknamed the Dalí Desert because it looks like something out of a scene of the famous Spanish artist’s paintings. And, hey, it just so happens that some of the scenes of Star Wars: The Last Jedi — the stupidest of the pointless Star Wars sequel trilogy — were filmed there.
8. Emas National Park — Brazil
Within this UNESCO World Heritage Site dwells all sorts of quirky creatures: the giant anteater, the black howler monkey and even the silly-looking half pig, half hippopotamus thing known as the tapir. But for a really unusual experience, you should check out the gigantic termite mounds that light up with mysterious green flashes. What gives? Aliens? In fact, it’s the larvae of beetles that are up to shenanigans. They emit these green lights which attract the termites and cause them to find out what’s up. The answer: lunch — and they’re the main course.
