A fascinating little museum all about the rich history of Peru’s famous plant.

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

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

Did Inca children also slide down these smooth rocky slopes above Cusco?

Death rituals and sacrifice inside a Peruvian megalith.

These steeply terraced ruins are a stop along the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu.

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.

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

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

A market for witches is hidden within a train station.

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

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

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

In the heart of Medellín, an artsy urban complex sets the stage for demonstrations and protests.

Pilgrims each carried a brick to the top of Mount Monserrate to help build this historic sanctuary in Colombia.

Home to 23 voluptuous and instantly lovable sculptures by one of Latin America's most celebrated artists.

This tiny shop has been serving traditional tamales for more than 200 years.

Two identical statues by Fernando Botero, one blown to pieces in a terrorist bombing, the other donated as a gift for peace.

A narrow ghost town built onto a peninsula behind a Colombian Slum.

Perched atop the highest hill in Cartagena, this 17th-century convent offers spectacular views of the city.

The colonial city's social history is reflected in its fanciful door knockers.

An unusual and beautiful form of mass transit serves the city's steepest neighborhoods.

An inspired museum dedicated to the patron saint of enslaved people, inside the cloisters where he lived and died.