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Crumbling pyramids and temple ruins stand within the shadow of this sacred butte.

Remains of an abandoned coral city.

These Nubian pyramids are strange and unique, even by pyramid standards.

According to one local legend, this image was created during a battle between a wild lioness and the archangel Michael.

Massive stele returned to Ethiopia after 70 years in Rome.

Ethiopia's "smoking mountain" is in one of the hottest regions on the planet and is home to two lava lakes.

An Ethiopian "Jerusalem" featuring a church hewn out of a single rock.

The hottest place on the planet.

This cave located in the badlands of Somaliland contains some of the oldest cave art in Africa.

The world's largest bioluminescent area was undiscovered by science until 2005.

Take a ride back in time with a steam locomotive trip through Eritrea’s mountainous countryside.

Rimmed by white crusts of salt on every edge, Lac Assal is one of the saltiest bodies of water in the world.

In the Arabian Desert, a surreal rock formation stands cut clean in half.

A twisted, six-headed palm tree cursed by a witch, said to spell calamity if its seventh head is allowed to grow.

In the desert of southern Peru is an intriguing collection of ancient petroglyphs whose origins remain unknown.

This archaeological site features an early version of today’s refrigerators.

Mysterious "dots" seen from a satellite in southeast Peru.

This archaeological museum in one of Peru’s most intriguing regions exhibits ancient artifacts from the Nazca civilization.

Peru's (not so) mysterious carved stones.

The Peruvian Andes are a center of hummingbird diversity, and this garden offers an opportunity to see more than 30 species of hummingbirds.

A Christian monastery stands on what was once a holy Incan temple.

Enormous array of antennae fill a desert valley.

The outside of this exposed Moche pyramid is covered with striking colorful adobe friezes.

This high-Andean reserve protects the graceful vicuña that was nearly hunted to extinction for its precious wool.