Places joparkman Wants to Go

A turquoise lake within a volcanic crater.

Among fossils of creatures long since cast into oblivion, a once-single frog perseveres for his species.

Over a millennium ago, this site on the shores of Lake Titicaca was home to a city of more than 10,000 people.

This gorgeous, colorful 18th-century church is part of one of Bolivia's few surviving Jesuit missions.

Thousands of fossilized footprints speckle this Bolivian national park.

Museum dedicated to the sacred leaf of the Andes.

A seemingly endless landscape of pure salt stretches far across Bolivia.

On the outskirts of a desert trading village high on the Andean plain, steel giants have been destroyed by salt winds.

Largest site of dinosaur footprints ever found includes more than 5,000 tracks.

Bolivia's needle-like rock formations.

A valley of unique erosion patterns lends to a view like nothing on Earth.

A desert that evokes the surreal.

This lake’s emerald green waters are a spectacular sight, but it’s not a great place for a swim.

Mysterious Incan ruins on a tiny island in Lake Titicaca.

This red lake 4,000 meters above sea level is home to rare flamingos.

The soaring gondola lines form the longest aerial cable car system in the world.

In La Paz's huge, city-sized cemetery, the deceased are stored in rows of apartment-like buildings.

A series of abstract sculptures pop up from an otherworldly volcanic landscape.

An airy Art Deco space devoted to the weird and wonderful folk art traditions of Mexico.

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

This collection of neon icons is preserving Arizona's history, one sign at a time.

Legend says train robbers stashed their gold within the depths of this unusual cave.

Miniature art that tells an enormous story.

From working out of his garage to the James Beard semifinals, one Tucson baker has kept his fan base—and his grains—local.