The hill of seven colours (cerro de los siete colores) at Purmamarca, UNESCO world heritage quebrada de humahuaca, Jujuy, ArgentinaGetty
6. Quebrada de Humahuaca, Argentina
Quebrada de Humahuaca is a pure mural of painted mountains in Argentina’s lesser-explored northwest. This 155-kilometer valley in Jujuy Province, acknowledged as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2003, has served as a commerce and migration route for some 10,000 years, linking the excessive Andean plateau with the plains beneath. Today, that historical past nonetheless lives on in pre-Hispanic settlements, Inca roads, colonial church buildings, and adobe villages—however the area can also be rising as one of (*7*). Around Maimará, Huacalera, and Uquía, a rising assortment of boutique wineries is producing high-altitude wines formed by the desert solar and dramatic temperature shifts, with some vineyards sitting above 3,000 meters. Go for the landscapes, however keep for lengthy lunches among the many vines and late nights of dwell people music in a nook of Argentina that also feels decidedly native.
Kaieteur Falls is one of probably the most highly effective single-drop waterfalls on the planet. It is positioned on the Potaro River in Kaieteur National Park, central Essequibo Territory, Guyana. It is 226 metres (741 ft) excessive when measured from its plunge over a sandstone and conglomerate cliff to the primary break. It then flows over a sequence of steep cascades that, when included within the measurements, convey the full peak to 251 metres (822 ft). While many falls have higher peak or higher move, few have the mix of peak and water quantity, and Kaieteur is among the many strongest waterfalls on the planet with a median move price of 663 cubic meters per second (23,400 cubic toes per second).Getty
7. Kaieteur Falls, Guyana
Guyana has lengthy been South America’s best-kept secret, however that could possibly be altering. The English-speaking nation noticed a report quantity of guests in 2025 and can host the Caribbean Tourism Organization’s State of the Tourism Industry Conference for the primary time in 2026—two indicators that its distant rainforests are inching towards the highlight. Yet Kaieteur Falls, a 741-foot single-drop waterfall set deep inside Kaieteur National Park, is nothing new. Roughly 4 occasions as tall as Niagara Falls, the falls launch an unimaginable quantity of water per second, making them among the many strongest on Earth. The finest time to go to is through the wet season, from May to August, when Kaieteur is at its most dramatic. Unlike Iguazú or Niagara, there aren’t any crowds, boardwalks, or lodges, simply the thunder of the Potaro River plunging into the jungle beneath.