These are the editors choice of the 10 most beautiful places in South America.

Atacama Desert

Atacama Desert

The Atacama Desert covers a total area of 40,541 sq. mi (105,000 sq. km), stretching 600mi (1000km) from southern Peru into northern Chile. Officially...
Angel Falls

Angel Falls

Angel Falls is the world's highest uninterrupted waterfall. Located in Canaima National Park, the second largest national park in Venezuela, the waterfall tumbles from...
Amazon Rainforest

Amazon Rainforest

The Amazon is a vast forest. Most of it is in Brazil however significant areas of 7 other countries are all covered by this...
Kaieteur Falls

Kaieteur Falls

Kaieteur Falls is one of the tallest and most powerful waterfalls in the world. Located in Kaieteur National Park, Guyana, the falls’ impressive combination...
Mount Roraima

Mount Roraima

Located in Venezuela’s Canaima National Park, Mount Roraima is the highest of the Pakaraima chain of tepui plateau. Mount Roraima is 9 miles (14km)...
Salar de Uyuni

Salar de Uyuni

Salar de Uyuni is the worlds largest salt flat, spanning 4086 square miles (10,582 sq. km) in south-western Bolivia. Unlike traditional deserts, which have...
Iguazu Falls

Iguazu Falls

Declared a World Heritage site by UNESCO in 1984, Iguazu Falls is often revered as the world’s most spectacular waterfall. Situated on the border...
Colca Canyon

Colca Canyon

Nestled within the Andes Mountains of Peru is Colca Canyon, the world's deepest canyon, which has an estimated depth roughly twice that of the...
Galapagos National Park

Galapagos National Park

The Galapagos National Park was established in 1959 and is Ecuador's oldest park. It covers a massive 3087 square miles - 97% of the...
Alpamayo

Alpamayo

The ice-clad Alpamayo Peak (19,511ft / 5947m) is part of the Cordillera Blanca mountain range in the Peruvian Andes. The whole range falls within...