Explore Destinations in South America

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Lencois maranhenses, Brazil, dunes, lakes, travelers, License Type: media, Download Time: 2025-05-14T21:15:00.000Z, User: fabricencoredesign31, Editorial: false, purchase_order: 56530 - Guidebooks, job: Global Publishing WIP, client: Brazil 14, other: Fabrice Robin

South America

Two hikers gaze out to Monte Fitz Roy in Patagonia, Argentina.

South America

Shot during a Patagonian Fiords cruise in the Alberto de Agostini Natural Park, Cape horn and Darwin Mountains

South America

View of the lost inca city Machu Picchu, agriculture terraces at sunset. Peru, License Type: media, Download Time: 2025-06-17T15:15:19.000Z, User: joe_lp, Editorial: false, purchase_order: 56500 - T&R or Kids, job: Global Publishing WIP, client: Let's Go Rock Collecting 1, other: Joe Fullman

South America

Closeup of the bell tower of the Cathedral of St. Catherine of Alexandria (Catedral de Santa Catalina de Alejandría) in the The UNESCO-listed Old Town of Cartagena, Colombia

South America

Cotopaxi volcano with a distinct plume of smoke in the national park, License Type: media, Download Time: 2026-01-16T20:22:25.000Z, User: katelyn.perry_lonelyplanet, Editorial: false, purchase_order: 65050 - Digital Destinations and Articles, job: wip, client: wip, other: Katelyn Perry

South America

Silhouette of a tourist woman photographing Licancabur and Juriques volcanoes in the border between Chile and Bolivia

South America

BUENOS AIRES - FEBRUARY 25: A pair of tango dancers perform on February 25, 2009 in San Telmo in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The tango dance originated from Buenos Aires and Montevideo, Uruguay.

Argentina

Treat your kids to the best view in Brazil with a ride on the cable car up Sugarloaf Mountain © Raphael Koerich / 500px

Brazil

Floralis Genérica sculpture.

Buenos Aires

Recoleta & Barrio Norte

Angel Falls
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South America

Aerial view of famous Copacabana Beach and Ipanema beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Brazil

Rio de Janeiro State

IgarapÃƒÂ© in the Brazilian Amazon

Brazil

Argentina

Salta & the Andean Northwest

Brazil

São Paulo State

A group of people stand on rocky ground by a turquoise lake facing snow-covered peaks.

Argentina

Argentina

Iguazú Falls & the Northeast

Chile

Overview of 15th-century Inca city of Machu Picchu, Peru.

Peru

Cuzco & the Sacred Valley

View from the famous Casapueblo, the Whitewashed cement and stucco buildings near the town of Punta Del Este, Uruguay, January 28th 2019; Shutterstock ID 1434830375;

South America

Beautiful Tayrona Beach

Colombia

Caribbean Coast

Avenue Faria Lima in Sao Paulo
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Avenue Faria Lima in Sao Paulo

Brazil

Vineyards in valley with Andean peaks in background.

Argentina

Mendoza & the Central Andes

Brazilian Fishing rustic wooden Boats in Bahia, northeast Brazil - Porto Seguro, Arraial d’Ajuda

Brazil

Brazil

Chile

Northern Patagonia

Barra da Lagoa, Florianópolis, Santa Catarina

Brazil

Hikers walk through dense green foliage in Manu National Park in Peru

Peru

Lima, Peru, Saturday, November 18, 2023. Dancers in the traditional parade for the Festivity of the Virgin of Candelaria in the historical center of Lima. , License Type: media, Download Time: 2026-01-20T17:28:32.000Z, User: rhylton_redventures, Editorial: true, purchase_order: 65050 - Digital Destinations and Articles, job: Lonely Planet, client: wip, other: Rhianydd Hylton

Peru

Bogota cityscape of big buildings and mountains and blue sky

Colombia

The skyline of Santiago with the Gran Torre, Chile

Chile

A Galápagos land iguana soaks up the sun on South Plaza Island © Sebastian Modak / Lonely Planet

Ecuador

The Galápagos Islands

Palafitos de Castro

Chile

Quito cityscape at sunset.

Ecuador

Overview of Paine River and snow-capped Paine Massif.

Chile

Southern Patagonia

Presidential Palace in Asuncion, Paraguay. It serves as a workplace for the President and the government of Paraguay.
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Copacabana at sunset, Bolivia

Peru

Medellín, Colombia.

Colombia

Tropical beach Almejal at the pacific coast next to El Valle in Choco region of Colombia

Colombia

Dawn over Moais at Ahu Tahai on Easter Island Chile

Chile

Rapa Nui (Easter Island)

Brazil

Powerful single-drop waterfall plunging into a deep gorge surrounded by lush rainforest

South America

The Amazonian jungle in South America explore on the boat

Colombia

Suriname, village.

South America

Colorful shack on a beach surrounded by palm trees in San Andres y Providencia, Colombia

Colombia

San Andrés & Providencia

Chile

The Lakes District

Scenic view of La Paz, Bolivia.

Bolivia

Colombia

Macchu Pichu sunset

Peru

Sunset at Basilica Cathedral of Arequipa

Peru

Open door in old town, Montevideo, Uruguay

Uruguay

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Brazil Salvador - Pelourinho with the famous Church of Nosso Senhor do Bonfim ( Portuguese: Igreja de Nosso Senhor do Bonfim ) on the left side.Stitched Panorama photo
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Brazil

The intricate shapes formed by the caves in Parque Nacional de Torotoro attract visitors from all over the world

Bolivia

Eastern Caracas panoramic city view at Chacao Municipality. Image taken at mid afternoon with Avila mountain in the background.Cerro El Avila en el Municipio Chacao.

Venezuela

Chile

View of Ollantaytambo Ruins in the Sacred Valley, Peru with snowtopped mountains beyond

Peru

The Sacred Valley

Landscape with valley surrounded with mountains, San Rafael, Mendoza, Argentina

Argentina

A yellow tower against blue sky at the end of a narrow street in a town's historic center.

Colombia

Reflection of a sunset by a lagoon in the Amazon

Brazil

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