Places ERuler39 Wants to Go

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

A mysterious pre-Incan ruin believed to have miraculous healing powers.

These delicate ruins need more tourists to keep them from fading away.

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

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

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.

These steeply terraced ruins are a stop along the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu.

The Uros people live on floating reed islands in lake Titicaca.

This Peruvian canyon is filled with geometric salt pools that have been being harvested since the Incan empire.

The stones of this Incan wall complex fit together so well you couldn't fit a piece of paper between some of them.

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

Nazca pilgrimage site covering 370 acres is a popular stop for archeologists and looters.

Plundered and left asunder by grave robbers, this ancient necropolis has been painstakingly pieced back together.

Preserved Inca city and site of the last Inca stronghold against the Spanish conquistadors.

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.

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

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

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

An overlooked collection of over 350,000 artistic works created by psychiatric patients using art therapy.

This Brazilian palace island was once the site of the last grand ball before revolution.

This anthropological museum offers a glimpse into the lives of the Indigenous peoples of the Amazon River Basin.

An obelisk marks the exact center of the continent, as per the calculations of the legendary Brazilian explorer Cândido Rondon.

A stunning Catholic cathedral built by a curve-loving communist in Brazil’s newly created capital.

This massive Brazilian church is built like an angular, technicolor pyramid left by Mayans from the future.