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Arequipa, Peru
Añashuayco Quarry
An outdoor gallery of sculptures chiseled from a unique stone.
Peru
Volcán Pabellones
Standing 26 feet high and 13 feet in diameter, is this the world’s smallest volcano?
Huancavelica Province, Peru
Santa Barbara Mine Ruins
Once the largest source of mercury in the Americas, these ruins earned the name “Mine of Death.”
Caylloma, Peru
Cruz del Cóndor
A lookout spot for the Andean condor, at the edges of one of the deepest canyons in the world.
Tacna, Peru
Miculla Petroglyphs
In the desert of southern Peru is an intriguing collection of ancient petroglyphs whose origins remain unknown.
Ica, Peru
The Seven-Headed Palm Tree
A twisted, six-headed palm tree cursed by a witch, said to spell calamity if its seventh head is allowed to grow.
Andahuaylillas, Peru
Museo Ritos Andinos (Andean Rites Museum)
In this tiny museum, an unusually-shaped skull that some claim as evidence of extraterrestrials.
Iquitos, Peru
Casa de Fierro
This iron building in the Amazon allegedly shares an architect with the Eiffel Tower.
Iquitos, Peru
Ayapua Boat Museum
In a past life this steamboat hauled rubber and passengers up and down the Amazon.
Mollendo, Peru
Castillo Forga
An abandoned early 20th-century mansion towers over a cliff in a southern Peruvian beach town.
Ayacucho, Peru
Museo de la Memoria (Museum of Memory)
A house once used to feed orphans of a brutal conflict now serves as a museum honoring its victims.
Peru
Convento de Santa Rosa de Ocopa
Once the center of the largest missionary operation in South America, this convent now hosts a museum and library.
Permanently Closed
Lima, Peru
Expreso Virgen de Guadalupe
This antique rail car has been reborn as an urban cafe.
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Lima, Peru
The Diana Room
A small, emotionally charged room inside the Mario Testino Museum dedicated to Princess Diana and one famous photo shoot.
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