Places denycia Wants to Go

Every equinox this Maya pyramid puts on a spooky ancient light show.

An Aztec snake god has taken the material form of an apartment complex.

Superstitious? Discover the witchy side of Mexico through its largest esoteric market.

A lovers' beach, tucked below the surface of the island, provides a safe haven for romance.

These azure waters were thought to lead to the Mayan Underworld.

Mysterious "dots" seen from a satellite in southeast Peru.

The elaborate crypt where Peruvian heroes of the War of the Pacific were laid to rest.

These overlooked ruins give an intimate look at the Inca Empire's urban planning prowess.

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

Situated on a sacred Inca site, this 16th-century cathedral took nearly 100 years to build.

A paradisical gorge with rapids, waterfalls, and wildlife whose raw beauty is the stuff of CGI movies.

A jungle cave in Peru of unknown depths, otherworldly sounds, and strange nocturnal birds that navigate by echolocation.

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

Sleep in a glass pod dangling off a cliff.

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

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 remote candy-striped mountain in the Peruvian Andes straight out of the pages of Dr. Seuss.

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

The intricate stonework of Machu Picchu serves as a testament to Incan engineers.

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

A town church once nearly submerged by the damming of a river is now hauntingly visible as the water recedes.

This "floating island" plateau sits 7,671 feet above the forest floor.

This everlasting lightning storm may be the world's largest generator of ozone.