Legendary Summer Adventures

A fiery crater has been burning in the Karakum Desert since 1971.

This famed Silk Road oasis was one of the largest cities in the world before it was destroyed by a Mongol horde.

Few people have ever heard of, let alone visited, one of Turkmenistan’s most impressive natural attractions.

A memorial to the thousands of Turkmen soldiers and civilians who died in a bloody 1881 battle.

Sumptous memorial to a controversial independence.

One of the city's few vendors selling the Sierra Norte's ancestral beverage lies within a hidden farmers market.

In a quiet residential neighborhood, one restaurant fights to preserve heirloom corn, one tortilla at a time.

A 16th-century monastery boasts a lush array of plants native to Mexico’s most biodiverse region.

At this Oaxaca contest, artists turn purple produce into stunning depictions of saints, buildings, and La Pietà.

An incredible collection of Mesoamerican art assembled by one of Mexico's great artists.

The intricate stonework of Machu Picchu serves as a testament to Incan engineers.

Keshwa chaca, among the last handwoven Incan bridges, crosses Apurimac Canyon in Peru.

A set of ancient drawings in the desert of Peru that are so massive, many of them can only be fully seen from the sky.

Huge stone depressions which may have acted as an Incan agricultural experiment.

The world's fifth tallest waterfall is a spectacular silver chute of water that cuts through the cloud forest in northern Peru.