On the outskirts of a desert trading village high on the Andean plain, steel giants have been destroyed by salt winds.

The large collection of pre-Columbian pottery might make you blush.

Now containing the bones of the actual conquistador, instead of someone else.

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

A monument to the conquistador became increasingly controversial in the very city that he founded.

The mortal remains of an estimated 70,000 people lie in the basement of a monastery in Lima, Peru.

In the upscale neighborhood of Miraflores in Lima, a pretty little park is home to dozens of cats.

One of the largest ancient geoglyphs in the world is a tall desert god used for predicting the weather.

The mysterious "Candelabra of the Andes" could represent anything from a god's trident to a hallucinogenic plant.

An unexpected desert oasis in South America.

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.

This metal tower in the desert provides views of a handful of Nazca geoglyphs.

The sophisticated hydraulic system of the Nazca civilization.

This unimaginably large pile of sand near Nazca is one of the tallest dunes in the world.

This 16th-century monastery was founded to cloister the daughters of wealthy local families.

A lookout spot for the Andean condor, at the edges of one of the deepest canyons in the world.

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

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.

One of the most remote lodges in the Amazon offers rare wildlife encounters and undisturbed views of the Peruvian rainforest.

The world's largest clay lick, where parrots gather to snack.

A valley of unique erosion patterns lends to a view like nothing on Earth.

Popular tourist destination where witches in dark hats sell dried llama fetuses for good luck.

The world’s highest ski resort was deserted after an 18,000-year-old glacier melted away.

Over a millennium ago, this site on the shores of Lake Titicaca was home to a city of more than 10,000 people.