Places irma Wants to Go

The splendor of this 17th century golden chapel has led it to be called the "eighth wonder of the world."

A barbarous band of serpents guard the bases of these Aztec temples.

A 500-year-old series of tunnels long believed to be folkloric was uncovered beneath the streets of Puebla.

A uniquely robust and historic look at Mexico's omnipresent dance with Death.

An elaborate Mayan city shrouded in alien conspiracy revealed the tomb of Pacal the Great.

This old-school café is famous for serving coffee, chilaquiles, and the Cuban Revolution.

Clap your hands at the base of the pyramid, and the song of a sacred Mayan bird will echo through the air.

An ancient system of freshwater caves filled with animal bones, including that of species long-extinct.

The only castle in North America to ever house European sovereigns.

Gilded heaven for philatelists and architecture freaks, still in full working order despite sitting atop tremulous ground.

No telescopes, no power, no gift shop: The Observatory of Chichen Itza, one of the world's oldest observatories, takes astronomy back to basics.

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

Twelve natural mummies are displayed in the crypt of this former monastery school.

A church dedicated to the Mexican skeleton saint.

Explore the atmospheric ruins of an abandoned convent in the dense forests of Mexico's first national park.

A magical sinkhole on the Yucatán Peninsula is adorned with mini waterfalls and hanging vines.

Every equinox this Maya pyramid puts on a spooky ancient light show.

A jaw-dropping "megalibrary" that turns book-browsing into a geometric adventure.

These azure waters were thought to lead to the Mayan Underworld.

An Aztec snake god has taken the material form of an apartment complex.

A lovers' beach, tucked below the surface of the island, provides a safe haven for romance.

Frida Kahlo's childhood home, now a museum of her life and works.

The world's tallest aluminum statue is also the world's tallest image of a winged Virgin Mary.

It took 160 years to complete the most ornate church in Ecuador.