Ruins in Peru

Once the largest source of mercury in the Americas, these ruins earned the name “Mine of Death.”

This archaeological site features an early version of today’s refrigerators.

These overlooked ruins give an intimate look at the Inca Empire's urban planning prowess.

This remarkably well-preserved Incan city managed to survive the conquistadores.

These steeply terraced ruins are a stop along the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu.

After an epic flood washed away its enslavers, this city has been part ghost town, part cultural wildcard for the past three centuries.

The depictions of slaughter are surprisingly detailed at this mysterious ancient site.

This is why we can't have nice things on the Incan Trail.

These giant mummies are set ominously into a Peruvian cliffside and topped with real human skulls.

If you’ve ever seen a picture of Machu Picchu, then you’ve seen a picture of Huayna Picchu—you just didn’t realize it.

This stone complex marks the urban center of a lost civilization.

These ruined Incan mausoleum towers still bear carvings of sacred animals on their blocks.

The stones of this Incan wall complex fit together so well you couldn't fit a piece of paper between some of them.

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

These delicate ruins need more tourists to keep them from fading away.

A mysterious pre-Incan ruin believed to have miraculous healing powers.