Leymebamba, Peru
Mummies of Museo Leymebamba
Hundreds of mummies in a silent room, some with eerily pained expressions preserved on their faces.
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Leymebamba, Peru
Hundreds of mummies in a silent room, some with eerily pained expressions preserved on their faces.
Lima, Peru
A pretty park of over 1,600 olive trees that grew from just three saplings brought over from Spain.
Pisco, Peru
The mysterious "Candelabra of the Andes" could represent anything from a god's trident to a hallucinogenic plant.
Lima, Peru
Now containing the bones of the actual conquistador, instead of someone else.
Tambopata, Peru
One of the most remote lodges in the Amazon offers rare wildlife encounters and undisturbed views of the Peruvian rainforest.
Cusco, Peru
Did Inca children also slide down these smooth rocky slopes above Cusco?
Aguas Calientes, Peru
A backdoor to Machu Picchu that only the most foolhardy infiltrator would attempt to breach.
Urubamba, Peru
These steeply terraced ruins are a stop along the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu.
Cusco, Peru
Death rituals and sacrifice inside a Peruvian megalith.
Puno, Peru
The Uros people live on floating reed islands in lake Titicaca.
Urubamba, Peru
Huge stone depressions which may have acted as an Incan agricultural experiment.
Ica, Peru
An unexpected desert oasis in South America.
Cusco, Peru
The stones of this Incan wall complex fit together so well you couldn't fit a piece of paper between some of them.
Ollantaytambo, Peru
Preserved Inca city and site of the last Inca stronghold against the Spanish conquistadors.
Lima, Peru
A market for witches is hidden within a train station.
Nazca, Peru
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.
Lima, Peru
The mortal remains of an estimated 70,000 people lie in the basement of a monastery in Lima, Peru.
Aguas Calientes, Peru
The intricate stonework of Machu Picchu serves as a testament to Incan engineers.
Cienfuegos, Cuba
A cemetery full of exquisite statuary, including a monument to a woman some say died of a broken heart.
Havana, Cuba
This communist country can still appreciate its fragrant past.
Viñales, Cuba
Neo-cave art on the macro scale.
Santa Clara, Cuba
This imposing memorial contains the remains of Che Guevara — and 29 other guerrillas who died with him in Bolivia.
Havana, Cuba
Once a favorite playground for the world's most illustrious guests, Hotel Nacional's secret weapons and bunkers reveal a more menacing side to its golden history.
Havana, Cuba
A focal point of the Cuban government, this city square features one of the most iconic images in the country.