The Avenue of Mausolea is a series of grand palatial tombs.

This wildlife refuge is home to more than 200 species of birds, as well as monkeys, lizards, and other wildlife.

Deep in the Guatemalan jungle stands an ancient pyramid that once marked the reign of a king.

Sparkling, calcite-covered skeletons of children who may have been sacrificed to appease an angry god.

Pivotal home of Nobel Prize winner Pablo Neruda.

This museum covers 10,000 years of Pre-Columbian Latin American history.

The ruins of a pre-Columbian fortress city so secure it held off the Spanish conquistadors for over 20 years.

The largest geyser field in the southern hemisphere is a spectacular sight.

This is why we can't have nice things on the Incan Trail.

A Christian monastery stands on what was once a holy Incan temple.

On this tiny spot of land in the middle of Lake Titicaca the only ones who do the knitting are the men.

Built on the remains of one the Incas’ most important gathering spots, this square keeps the spirit of a fallen empire alive.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Sleep in a glass pod dangling off a cliff.

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

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.