Diego A.

Rocinha: Inside Rio’s Largest Favela - The Labyrinth of Concrete, Color, and Chaos

Explore Rocinha, Rio de Janeiro’s largest favela, where poverty, violence, and resilience intersect. Discover its origins as a squatter settlement, the daily realities of life in the favela, and the vibrant culture of funk, street art, and community activism.

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Rocinha: Inside Rio’s Largest Favela - The Labyrinth of Concrete, Color, and Chaos

South America

Journey deep into the jungle and the Andes. We document the lost cities of ancient empires, the ruins of colonial conquest, and the sites marked by political revolutions and illicit trade.

Hacienda Nápoles: Pablo Escobar’s Extravagant Playground and Its Dark Legacy

Hacienda Nápoles: Pablo Escobar’s Extravagant Playground and Its Dark Legacy

Step inside Hacienda Nápoles, the opulent private estate of Pablo Escobar, where luxury and violence coexisted. Once a playground for the world’s most notorious drug lord, this sprawling ranch—complete with a private zoo, replica of the Parthenon, and hidden tunnels—was funded by blood money and built on fear.

The Nazca Lines: The Geoglyphic Riddle and a Canvas for the Gods

The Nazca Lines: Peru's colossal desert geoglyphs, visible only from the sky, defy explanation. Were they astronomical calendars, sacred pathways, or messages to the gods? Explore the theories, the science, and the haunting beauty of these ancient enigmas - etched into the earth by a civilization that vanished without a trace.

La Catedral: Pablo Escobar’s Luxury Prison and the Farce That Fooled Colombia

Discover La Catedral, Pablo Escobar’s infamous ‘luxury prison’ hidden in Colombia’s mountains, where the drug lord lived in comfort while running his empire. Explore the farce that fooled a nation, the corruption that built it, and the ruins that still haunt Medellín’s darkest chapter.

Cartagena’s Inquisition Palace: A Baroque Guillotine in the Caribbean Sun

Step inside Cartagena’s Palace of the Inquisition, where faith became fear and torture was justice. Explore the dark history of the Spanish Inquisition in the New World, from the crypto-Jews and enslaved Africans who faced its wrath to the haunting legacy that still lingers in its torture chambers.

Diego A.

Ciudad Perdida: Colombia’s Lost City of the Tayrona Reclaimed by the Jungle

Ruins of Civilizations

Ciudad Perdida: Colombia’s Lost City of the Tayrona Reclaimed by the Jungle

Discover Ciudad Perdida, Colombia’s lost city of the Tayrona, hidden for centuries in the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta mountains. Trek through dense jungle to uncover stone terraces, sacred plazas, and the living traditions of the Kogi people, who still guard the secrets of their ancestors.

Diego A.

Villa Epecuén: The Argentine Atlantis That Refuses to Die

Abandoned & Forgotten

Villa Epecuén: The Argentine Atlantis That Refuses to Die

Villa Epecuén was once a thriving Argentine resort, drowned overnight when a dam burst in 1985. Decades later, the waters receded — revealing a ghost town of salt, ruins, and silence.

Diego A.

Humberstone: Atacama Desert Ghost Town of the White Gold Rush

Abandoned & Forgotten

Humberstone: Atacama Desert Ghost Town of the White Gold Rush

In the Atacama Desert, Humberstone once thrived on the riches of nitrate. Now its theaters, schools, and homes stand empty — a ghost city preserved in silence and sun.

Diego A.

Fordlândia: Henry Ford’s Rusting Utopia City in the Amazon

Abandoned & Forgotten

Fordlândia: Henry Ford’s Rusting Utopia City in the Amazon

Deep in the Amazon lies Fordlândia, Henry Ford’s abandoned dream city. Built as a model American town to secure rubber, it was destroyed by disease, rebellion, and the jungle itself.

Diego A.

Rocinha: Inside Rio’s Largest Favela - The Labyrinth of Concrete, Color, and Chaos

South America

Hacienda Nápoles: Pablo Escobar’s Extravagant Playground and Its Dark Legacy

The Nazca Lines: The Geoglyphic Riddle and a Canvas for the Gods

La Catedral: Pablo Escobar’s Luxury Prison and the Farce That Fooled Colombia

Cartagena’s Inquisition Palace: A Baroque Guillotine in the Caribbean Sun

Ciudad Perdida: Colombia’s Lost City of the Tayrona Reclaimed by the Jungle

Villa Epecuén: The Argentine Atlantis That Refuses to Die

Humberstone: Atacama Desert Ghost Town of the White Gold Rush

Fordlândia: Henry Ford’s Rusting Utopia City in the Amazon

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