Places Chris Wants to Go

Situated on a sacred Inca site, this 16th-century cathedral took nearly 100 years to build.

An unexpected desert oasis in South America.

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

Keshwa chaca, among the last handwoven Incan bridges, crosses Apurimac Canyon in Peru.

A set of ancient drawings in the desert of Peru that are so massive, many of them can only be fully seen from the sky.

A remote candy-striped mountain in the Peruvian Andes straight out of the pages of Dr. Seuss.

A dangling church built over a Colombian gorge.

Built for the 1962 World Cup, this fully functioning botanical clock is still ticking.

This sculpture pays homage to sailors that perished attempting to round Cape Horn.

Spanish religion mixed with local architecture has yielded a network of churches unlike any other.

The largest stone moai on Rapa Nui.

A beautiful opera house in the heart of Amazonia has recently restarted performances after a 90-year hiatus.

Beautiful public park off the beaten path and away from tourists.

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

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

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

The southernmost postal office in South America.

This stunning mass of ice spans 121 square miles and is still growing.

An island filled with hundreds of hanging, decomposing, decapitated dolls.

A historic Puebla estate featuring a striking castle.

A wooden sculpture sits rather out of place in this Mexican beach town.

Its sunny hues are believed to have inspired the town's color palette.

Climb through the life of a Mexican hero as you ascend a 130-foot statue.

One of Mexico's few murals dedicated to an indigenous language.