Among the ostentatious rococo ornamentation of this church, an image of death cuts the life-thread.

Daily jousts and dancing barrel makers in Munich's mechanical clock.

The growing stones of Romania.

Something's watching you.

This fairy-tale castle would make Dracula (who is said to have been imprisoned there) jealous.

Nine centuries-old fortresses guard the walls of this medieval Romanian city.

A museum dedicated to the German scientist who revealed the significance of the mysterious Peruvian Nazca Lines.

These overlooked ruins give an intimate look at the Inca Empire's urban planning prowess.

These ruined Incan mausoleum towers still bear carvings of sacred animals on their blocks.

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

The depictions of slaughter are surprisingly detailed at this mysterious ancient site.

The shockingly unspoiled Peruvian tomb of the Lord of Sipan was once guarded by a footless warrior.

A painting in the historic Cathedral Basilica depicts Jesus and his disciples dining on a traditional Peruvian menu.

Now containing the bones of the actual conquistador, instead of someone else.

The highest tropical mountain range in the world is in Central Peru, home to a vast array of exotic and quirky plants and animals.

The mysterious "Candelabra of the Andes" could represent anything from a god's trident to a hallucinogenic plant.

An Archaeological Wonder of Peru, and the largest stone ruin site in the New World.

Death rituals and sacrifice inside a Peruvian megalith.

White llama terraces dazzle in Peru's "other Machu Picchu."

This Peruvian canyon is filled with geometric salt pools that have been being harvested since the Incan empire.

One of the world's tallest waterfalls wasn't revealed to the world at large until 2006.

The Uros people live on floating reed islands in lake Titicaca.

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

An unexpected desert oasis in South America.