Photo Gallery: Patagonia Wildlife Stark, cold, wet, and windy, Patagonia is home to unique creatures with adaptations that help them thrive in an unforgiving region of climatic extremes.

Photo Gallery: Adventure in Patagonia Patagonia's landscapes of breathtaking peaks, towering glaciers, open pampas, and blue-green fjords invite the world's adventurous travelers to come and play.

Photo Gallery: Brazil National Geographic Explorer-in-Residence Wade Davis calls Brazil a "land of the 10,000 senses." Find out what he means in this collection of photos of the largest nation in South America.