Amid smoky and beat-up buses, street vendors and hillsides crammed with rickety shacks, the only temple of the Baha'i faith in Latin America rises like a stalagmite on the summit of a leafy green hill. About 2,000 tourists visit the temple each month, most of them Europeans, Americans and Canadians, attracted by its spectacular views, possibly the best in the city, and its quiet and peaceful gardens. Now, we've become much more visible because one of the metro exits is right at the Baha'i Temple," Gonzalez said. In fact, 90 percent of our visitors are not believers," says the temple director. The Baha'i faith, with its 7 million faithful, is considered the second-most-widely-professed independent religion in the world.

Source: Fox News September 11, 2016 20:26 UTC