Places callan726 Wants to Go

The world's most remote airport.

Spanish religion mixed with local architecture has yielded a network of churches unlike any other.

What was once a unique system of urban elevators is turning into a mechanical ruin.

A record-breaking pool that uses computers to turn ocean water into cleaner, private swimming water.

Museum dedicated to the sacred leaf of the Andes.

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

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

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

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

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

Huge stone depressions which may have acted as an Incan agricultural experiment.

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.

The shockingly unspoiled Peruvian tomb of the Lord of Sipan was once guarded by a footless warrior.

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

An unexpected desert oasis in South America.

The highest tropical mountain range in the world is in Central Peru, home to a vast array of exotic and quirky plants and animals.

An Ecuadorian haberdashery that sets the record straight about the so-called "Panama" hat.

Ecuador's largest Incan ruins show evidence of sophisticated irrigation and diplomacy among the ancient builders.

An elaborate shrine dedicated to the four corners of the world unfortunately misses its mark.

Massive volcano in the Andes is the farthest point from earth's center.

A swing to dangle you off the very edge.

This elegant Colombian fortress was one of the torture headquarters for the Spanish Inquisition.

A dangling church built over a Colombian gorge.