Archives: Atlas Obscuras

Ischigualasto

Discover Ischigualasto in Ichigualasto, Argentina: Massive rock sculptures formed during the time of the dinosaurs still stand undisturbed.

Floralis Generica

Discover Floralis Generica in Buenos Aires, Argentina: 105-foot wide giant metallic flower blooms anew every day in the heart of Buenos Aires.

Laguna del Diamante

Discover Laguna del Diamante in Laguna Diamante, Argentina: A toxic lake near a volcanic caldera that is home to flamingos and other life.

Campanópolis

Discover Campanópolis in González Catán, Argentina: An Argentinian businessman facing terminal cancer built this whimsical medieval village using salvaged materials.

El Zanjón de Granados

Discover El Zanjón de Granados in Buenos Aires, Argentina: Museum housed in underground tunnels that date back to Buenos Aires's earliest settlements.

Villa Epecuen

Discover Villa Epecuen in Carhué, Argentina: Once swallowed by flood waters, this village has emerged as an eerie shadow of its former self.

Cerro Fitz Roy

Discover Cerro Fitz Roy in El Chaltén, Argentina: The inspiration for the Patagonia Clothing logo, Cerro Fitz Roy turns pink at sunrise.

Palacio Barolo

Discover Palacio Barolo in Buenos Aires, Argentina: A tower devoted to — and modeled after — the Divine Comedy.

Caminito

Discover Caminito in Buenos Aires, Argentina: A bright little alley in La Boca is a part of tango history.

La Manzana de las Luces

Discover La Manzana de las Luces in Buenos Aires, Argentina: A gateway to a mysterious network of underground tunnels.

Cementerio de la Recoleta

Discover Cementerio de la Recoleta in Buenos Aires, Argentina: Buenos Aires' city of the dead contains some very famous remains, including Eva Perón.

Xul Solar Museum

Discover Xul Solar Museum in Buenos Aires, Argentina: Xul Solar was an artist of alternate worlds, inventor of languages, and dreamer of utopias.

Iguazu Falls

Discover Iguazu Falls in Foz do Iguaçu, Argentina: A series of waterfalls so massive they straddle the border of Argentina and Brazil.

Perito Moreno Glacier

Discover Perito Moreno Glacier in Los Glaciares National Park, Argentina: This stunning mass of ice spans 121 square miles and is still growing.

El Ateneo Grand Splendid

Discover El Ateneo Grand Splendid in Buenos Aires, Argentina: This historic, palatial theater is now one of the world’s most beautiful bookstores.

Torre Telefonica Chile

Discover Torre Telefonica Chile in Santiago, Chile: It's just another skyscraper, but it's shaped like '90s cell phone.

Cementerio Numero 3 de Playa Ancha

Discover Cementerio Numero 3 de Playa Ancha in Valparaiso, Chile: Hand-made memorials and a wish-granting murderer lie within this seaside pauper's cemetery.

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To represent a masterpiece of human creative genius. 261 ii
To exhibit an important interchange of human values, over a span of time or within a cultural area of the world, on developments in architecture or technology, monumental arts, town-planning or landscape design. 480 iii
To bear a unique or at least exceptional testimony to a cultural tradition or to a civilization which is living or which has disappeared. 514 iv
To be an outstanding example of a type of building, architectural or technological ensemble or landscape which illustrates (a) significant stage(s) in human history. 642 ix
To be outstanding examples representing significant on-going ecological and biological processes in the evolution and development of terrestrial, fresh water, coastal and marine ecosystems and communities of plants and animals. 137 v
To be an outstanding example of a traditional human settlement, land-use, or sea-use which is representative of a culture (or cultures), or human interaction with the environment especially when it has become vulnerable under the impact of irreversible change. 172 vi
To be directly or tangibly associated with events or living traditions, with ideas, or with beliefs, with artistic and literary works of outstanding universal significance. (The Committee considers that this criterion should preferably be used in conjunction with other criteria). 256 vii
To contain superlative natural phenomena or areas of exceptional natural beauty and aesthetic importance. 151 viii
To be outstanding examples representing major stages of earth's history, including the record of life, significant on-going geological processes in the development of landforms, or significant geomorphic or physiographic features. 98 x
To contain the most important and significant natural habitats for in-situ conservation of biological diversity, including those containing threatened species of outstanding universal value from the point of view of science or conservation. 168

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