A pretty park of over 1,600 olive trees that grew from just three saplings brought over from Spain.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

An Inca spa, military outpost or maybe… both?

Death rituals and sacrifice inside a Peruvian megalith.

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

This 16th-century monastery was founded to cloister the daughters of wealthy local families.

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

Visiting dignitaries and Hollywood stars once stayed at this 1920s hotel, alongside ghosts that are said to haunt its corridors.

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

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

In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.

It took years to decode its mysterious messages.

An eerie diorama that captures the majestic nature of a few prehistoric-looking beasts.

The oldest living tree in Manhattan comes shrouded in sinister legend.

Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.

Possible relics of the ancient Roman city are hidden in this restaurant's façade.