An empty bookshelf commemorates the books which were lost during the infamous event

The hauntingly beautiful interior of a church almost destroyed by protestors’ fire.

What was once rural farmland owned by the Dominican Order is now an artisanal crafts market enveloped by Santiago’s urban sprawl.

A moai decorated with the depiction of a European ship.

A volcanic crater that visitors can look inside.

The world's most remote airport.

This large round boulder is said to emit spiritual power, but it may just be magnets.

This was once the center of the Birdman cult, and is now a World Heritage Site.

The largest stone moai on Rapa Nui.

A small but stubborn relic of Spain’s turbulent past hides in plain sight.

A disquieting Aztec sculpture displays hundreds of stone skulls representing the victims of human sacrifice.

This colossal ancient sculpture of the monstrous Aztec rain god has a literally stormy history.

The extremely grey columns of one of Mexico City's most iconic beltways are slowly gaining a bit of color.

This stunning and ethereal mural symbolizes the beauty, unity, and diversity of humankind.

The collection of intricate sculptures includes one carved from a mammoth's tusk

It's believed this golden brick is part of the legendary lost Aztec treasure.

The turquoise-studded skull of a long-dead Aztec man sits within Mexico City’s Museum of Anthropology.

This colossal ancient jaguar sculpture was used as a vessel for the hearts torn from sacrificial victims.

Come face to face with the ferocious visage of the serpent-headed mother goddess of the Aztecs.

Abandoned figurines adorn a small plot on the side of a craft market's entrance.

An extravagant 18th-century fountain built with bits of broken ceramic.

Once home to an aristocratic family and a workers' organization, this intricately tiled building now houses a chain restaurant.

The most complete statue of this Aztec god sits a top a throne carved with images of hallucinogenic plants.

The striking jade death mask of an ancient Maya king is displayed in a replica tomb in Mexico City.