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The Incas turned this ancient Wari aqueduct into an imposing defensive gate.

The large collection of pre-Columbian pottery might make you blush.

A fascinating little museum all about the rich history of Peru’s famous plant.

After an epic flood washed away its enslavers, this city has been part ghost town, part cultural wildcard for the past three centuries.

This unimaginably large pile of sand near Nazca is one of the tallest dunes in the world.

This set of mysterious petroglyphs in the Peruvian jungle could shed light on centuries-old activities in the region.

The little bear in the "funny kind of hat" has made his way from London back to Peru.

The depictions of slaughter are surprisingly detailed at this mysterious ancient site.

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

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

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

This Peruvian bone silo lined with hanging human skeletons and hundreds of skulls is topped with a remarkable Michelangelo replica.

This stone complex marks the urban center of a lost civilization.

Now containing the bones of the actual conquistador, instead of someone else.

The mysterious "Candelabra of the Andes" could represent anything from a god's trident to a hallucinogenic plant.

The remains of what was the most important religious complex in coastal Peru for over a millennium.

This remarkably well-preserved Incan city managed to survive the conquistadores.

Tucked behind the Institute of Neurological Science down a decrepit street resides the largest display of human brains in Latin America.

A backdoor to Machu Picchu that only the most foolhardy infiltrator would attempt to breach.

A colorful Peruvian city of the dead.

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

The world's largest clay lick, where parrots gather to snack.

Ain't no party like a ghost town party.

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