Places Laendra Wants to Go

Every equinox this Maya pyramid puts on a spooky ancient light show.

A lovers' beach, tucked below the surface of the island, provides a safe haven for romance.

These azure waters were thought to lead to the Mayan Underworld.

A gargantuan crystal kingdom.

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

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

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

This unimaginably large pile of sand near Nazca is one of the tallest dunes in the world.

An unexpected desert oasis in South America.

This scalding hot river was thought to be a myth until one geoscientist made it his quest to study the mystical waters.

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.

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