andresvargas's User Profile - Atlas Obscura

andresvargas

"A world that needs travelers of heart and soul, that understand the cultures and join them, that live every second of their lives like the last and that every small or big experience is so joyful that you cannot wait till the next one happens, I'm one of those... A traveler of hearth and soul"

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Places visited in Datong, China

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Places added to Jardín, Colombia

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Places edited in Jardín, Colombia

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Places visited in Yanan Shi, China

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Places visited in Beijing, China

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Yungang Grottoes

Massive series of 45 caves and over 51,000 sculptures carved from cliffsides in China.

Shijiazhuang, China

Jade Burial Suits

Stone shrouds of Prince Liu Sheng and Princess Dou Wan of the Han Dynasty, created to preserve their flesh for eternity.

Allison

Added by Allison

China's Wonderland

Beijing's version of Disneyland, completely abandoned, mostly destroyed.

atimian

Added by atimian

The World Park

Beijing's World Park offers the excitement of international sites without the travel.

Beth Gherlein

Added by Beth Gherlein

Ming Dynasty Tombs

Ming Dynasty necropolis raided during the Cultural Revolution.

Added by aerialdomo

798 Art District

This probably wasn't what Mao had in mind.

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San Antonio de Pichincha, Ecuador

Middle of the World

An elaborate shrine dedicated to the four corners of the world unfortunately misses its mark.

Zipaquira, Colombia

Cathedral of Salt

Cathedral carved out of salt, located a mile below the earth's surface.

El Peñol, Colombia

El Peñon de Guatape

A 10 million-ton rock once worshiped by the Tahamies Indians, accessed by an astounding staircase.

Dylan

Puerto Triunfo, Colombia

Hacienda Nápoles

Former drug lord’s manor, now a theme park. Watch out for the hippos.

Dylan

Sogamoso, Colombia

Vargas Swamp Lancers Memorial

Largest monument in Colombia depicts 14 lancers who drove back an army.

Rachel

Added by Rachel