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With nearly double the depth of the Grand Canyon, this Peruvian canyon is one of the deepest in the world.

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

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

This Peruvian canyon is filled with geometric salt pools that have been being harvested since the Incan empire.

The Uros people live on floating reed islands in lake Titicaca.

An outdoor gallery of sculptures chiseled from a unique stone.

Ancient Peruvian fertility temple or modern money-making hoax? Either way these monoliths still look like penises.

An abandoned Incan construction project left behind a mysterious "doorway."

In this mine all the gold you can carry may not be as sweet of a deal as it sounds.

Lima’s Museum of Anthropology is lined with thousands of elongated human craniums.

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.

An unexpected desert oasis in South America.

One of the world's tallest waterfalls wasn't revealed to the world at large until 2006.

A remarkable geological formation resembling a forest made of stone.

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.

A market for witches is hidden within a train station.

This scalding hot river was thought to be a myth until one geoscientist made it his quest to study the mystical waters.

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

Keshwa chaca, among the last handwoven Incan bridges, crosses Apurimac Canyon in Peru.

Astronomical observatory above Lake Titicaca.

This giant Christ took first place in South America's religious arms race.

During this Bolivian festival/fair you can wish for wealth, success, love, and more by buying a miniature version of your desire.

A black and white solution to the Bolivian city's traffic problems.

This devil-dancing ceremony now celebrates a miraculous image of the Virgin Mary that appeared to a modern-day Robin Hood in a mineshaft.