Places ERuler39 Wants to Go

This historic fort overlooks Montevideo and appears on Uruguay’s coat of arms.

Of the many Jesuit missions in South America, this complex is one of the best preserved.

These spectacular ruins were built by Spanish padres in the 17th century.

Astronomical observatory above Lake Titicaca.

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

This hotel is located on the edge of the world's largest salt flat and is made out of the only material around.

An ancient Incan convent on Lake Titicaca's Island of the Moon.

Mysterious Incan ruins on a tiny island in Lake Titicaca.

The retired vessel is South America's first floating museum.

The sophisticated hydraulic system of the Nazca civilization.

This archaeological museum in one of Peru’s most intriguing regions exhibits ancient artifacts from the Nazca civilization.

The outside of this exposed Moche pyramid is covered with striking colorful adobe friezes.

A highland eco-park celebrates more than a thousand varieties of tuber.

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

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

Lima’s Museum of Anthropology is lined with thousands of elongated human craniums.

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

An Inca spa, military outpost or maybe… both?

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

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

This geometric feat is a testament to the Incas' mesmerizing architectural abilities.

This metal tower in the desert provides views of a handful of Nazca geoglyphs.

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

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