Ambato Canton, Ecuador
Chimborazo
Massive volcano in the Andes is the farthest point from earth's center.
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Ambato Canton, Ecuador
Massive volcano in the Andes is the farthest point from earth's center.
Guapán, Ecuador
Ecuador's largest Incan ruins show evidence of sophisticated irrigation and diplomacy among the ancient builders.
Cabo de Hornos, Chile
This sculpture pays homage to sailors that perished attempting to round Cape Horn.
Punta Arenas, Chile
The rusty hull of this 1899 ship serves as a tribute to explorers of the bottom of the world.
Cusco, Peru
An Inca spa, military outpost or maybe… both?
Puno, Peru
These ruined Incan mausoleum towers still bear carvings of sacred animals on their blocks.
Cusco, Peru
Situated on a sacred Inca site, this 16th-century cathedral took nearly 100 years to build.
Puno, Peru
On this tiny spot of land in the middle of Lake Titicaca the only ones who do the knitting are the men.
Nazca, Peru
This unimaginably large pile of sand near Nazca is one of the tallest dunes in the world.
Cusco, Peru
A painting in the historic Cathedral Basilica depicts Jesus and his disciples dining on a traditional Peruvian menu.
Lima, Peru
Now containing the bones of the actual conquistador, instead of someone else.
Urubamba, Peru
These steeply terraced ruins are a stop along the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu.
Cusco, Peru
The stones of this Incan wall complex fit together so well you couldn't fit a piece of paper between some of them.
Puno, Peru
The Uros people live on floating reed islands in lake Titicaca.
Maras, Peru
This Peruvian canyon is filled with geometric salt pools that have been being harvested since the Incan empire.
Urubamba, Peru
Huge stone depressions which may have acted as an Incan agricultural experiment.
Ica, Peru
An unexpected desert oasis in South America.
Aguas Calientes, Peru
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.
Ollantaytambo, Peru
Preserved Inca city and site of the last Inca stronghold against the Spanish conquistadors.
Nazca, 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.
Lima, Peru
The mortal remains of an estimated 70,000 people lie in the basement of a monastery in Lima, Peru.
Aguas Calientes, Peru
The intricate stonework of Machu Picchu serves as a testament to Incan engineers.
Lucca, Italy
This bustling Italian plaza is built on the ruins of an ancient Roman amphitheater.
Pisa, Italy
The only visible reminders of an elaborate engineering project that kept the tower from reaching the tipping point.