La Paz, Bolivia
Bolivia's Witch Market
Popular tourist destination where witches in dark hats sell dried llama fetuses for good luck.
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La Paz, Bolivia
Popular tourist destination where witches in dark hats sell dried llama fetuses for good luck.
Lima, Peru
A small, emotionally charged room inside the Mario Testino Museum dedicated to Princess Diana and one famous photo shoot.
Ayacucho, Peru
A house once used to feed orphans of a brutal conflict now serves as a museum honoring its victims.
Ica, Peru
A twisted, six-headed palm tree cursed by a witch, said to spell calamity if its seventh head is allowed to grow.
Andahuaylillas, Peru
In this tiny museum, an unusually-shaped skull that some claim as evidence of extraterrestrials.
Huancavelica Province, Peru
Once the largest source of mercury in the Americas, these ruins earned the name “Mine of Death.”
Pilcopata, Peru
The Peruvian Andes are a center of hummingbird diversity, and this garden offers an opportunity to see more than 30 species of hummingbirds.
Nazca, Peru
A museum dedicated to the German scientist who revealed the significance of the mysterious Peruvian Nazca Lines.
Ica, Peru
Peru's (not so) mysterious carved stones.
Chiclayo, Peru
Stroll among dozens of statues depicting pre-Columbian kings, gods, and supernatural beings.
Cusco, Peru
An extraterrestrial-themed art exhibit makes the perfect place to crash-land while interacting with Andean culture and history.
Trujillo, Peru
Peru’s only toy museum houses everything from pre-Inca whistles to lead soldiers and terrifying dolls.
Peru
An abandoned Incan construction project left behind a mysterious "doorway."
Leymebamba, Peru
Hundreds of mummies in a silent room, some with eerily pained expressions preserved on their faces.
Lampa, Peru
This Peruvian bone silo lined with hanging human skeletons and hundreds of skulls is topped with a remarkable Michelangelo replica.
Callahuanca, Peru
A mysterious pre-Incan ruin believed to have miraculous healing powers.
Tambopata, Peru
The world's largest clay lick, where parrots gather to snack.
Cusco, Peru
Did Inca children also slide down these smooth rocky slopes above Cusco?
Lima, Peru
Tucked behind the Institute of Neurological Science down a decrepit street resides the largest display of human brains in Latin America.
Cusco, Peru
A fascinating little museum all about the rich history of Peru’s famous plant.
Urubamba, Peru
These steeply terraced ruins are a stop along the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu.
Urubamba, Peru
Huge stone depressions which may have acted as an Incan agricultural experiment.
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.
Lima, Peru
Lima’s Museum of Anthropology is lined with thousands of elongated human craniums.