A desert that evokes the surreal.

This red lake 4,000 meters above sea level is home to rare flamingos.

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

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

A seemingly endless landscape of pure salt stretches far across Bolivia.

Take a hike to this remote, scenic tea stop in the Canadian Rockies.

Balanced rock sculptures pay tribute to a murdered conservationist and his pioneer wife.

The granite head appears to be deep in thought and half buried in the ground.

Fossils, railroads, and waterfalls!

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

Preserved Inca city and site of the last Inca stronghold against the Spanish conquistadors.

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.

White llama terraces dazzle in Peru's "other Machu Picchu."

Built on the remains of one the Incas’ most important gathering spots, this square keeps the spirit of a fallen empire alive.

Situated on a sacred Inca site, this 16th-century cathedral took nearly 100 years to build.

This striking, two-toned confluence of rivers is visible from space.

This small city park is best known for the nightly convergence of thousands of shrieking parakeets.

A curious carving hides on a marble column in the Mosque-Cathedral of Córdoba.

Madrid's romantically ornate crystal palace has been offering shelter to plants and art for over a century.

Pilgrims each carried a brick to the top of Mount Monserrate to help build this historic sanctuary in Colombia.

A celebration of Colombia’s premier contemporary artist.

The world's tallest palm trees look like the whimsical kind of plant you'd find in a Dr. Seuss story.

Southern Mexico under the influence of mushrooms, ceremony and celebrity.

Every equinox this Maya pyramid puts on a spooky ancient light show.