The evocative ruins of a 1,000-year-old hill fort lie within a popular tiger reserve.

The remains of what was, not so long ago, the world's largest city.

Inside a beautiful Indian temple is a seemingly magical floating pillar that doesn't touch the ground.

Once the path of a railway tunnel, now home to thousands of glowing insects.

Did Inca children also slide down these smooth rocky slopes above Cusco?

Death rituals and sacrifice inside a Peruvian megalith.

This geometric feat is a testament to the Incas' mesmerizing architectural abilities.

A painting in the historic Cathedral Basilica depicts Jesus and his disciples dining on a traditional Peruvian menu.

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

An Inca spa, military outpost or maybe… both?

A Christian monastery stands on what was once a holy Incan temple.

Plundered and left asunder by grave robbers, this ancient necropolis has been painstakingly pieced back together.

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

A 5,000-year-old city in Peru holds the remains of a stunning set of astronomically-aligned pyramids.

The world's fifth tallest waterfall is a spectacular silver chute of water that cuts through the cloud forest in northern Peru.

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

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

An Archaeological Wonder of Peru, and the largest stone ruin site in the New World.

This well held a sacred source of water supposedly unleashed from the barren rocks by a wizard-like archbishop.

Hundreds of mummies in a silent room, some with eerily pained expressions preserved on their faces.

An elaborate Mayan city shrouded in alien conspiracy revealed the tomb of Pacal the Great.

The masses at this church incorporate enough moonshine and animal sacrifice that they are no longer recognizably Catholic.

Once home to an aristocratic family and a workers' organization, this intricately tiled building now houses a chain restaurant.

This museum houses two of Mexico's most impressive Aztec monoliths.