Puno, Peru
Taquile Island
On this tiny spot of land in the middle of Lake Titicaca the only ones who do the knitting are the men.
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Puno, Peru
On this tiny spot of land in the middle of Lake Titicaca the only ones who do the knitting are the men.
Lima, Peru
Visit Lima’s one-stop-shop for sustainably sourced and produced Peruvian chocolate.
Casma District, Peru
The depictions of slaughter are surprisingly detailed at this mysterious ancient site.
Leymebamba, Peru
Hundreds of mummies in a silent room, some with eerily pained expressions preserved on their faces.
Pisco, Peru
The mysterious "Candelabra of the Andes" could represent anything from a god's trident to a hallucinogenic plant.
Nazca, Peru
This metal tower in the desert provides views of a handful of Nazca geoglyphs.
Mariscal Cáceres Province, Peru
These delicate ruins need more tourists to keep them from fading away.
Cusco, Peru
Situated on a sacred Inca site, this 16th-century cathedral took nearly 100 years to build.
Nazca, Peru
This unimaginably large pile of sand near Nazca is one of the tallest dunes in the world.
Cusco, Peru
This geometric feat is a testament to the Incas' mesmerizing architectural abilities.
Cusco, Peru
A painting in the historic Cathedral Basilica depicts Jesus and his disciples dining on a traditional Peruvian menu.
Lima, Peru
The large collection of pre-Columbian pottery might make you blush.
Tambopata, Peru
The world's largest clay lick, where parrots gather to snack.
Las Palmas, Peru
A jungle cave in Peru of unknown depths, otherworldly sounds, and strange nocturnal birds that navigate by echolocation.
Urubamba, Peru
These steeply terraced ruins are a stop along the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu.
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These giant mummies are set ominously into a Peruvian cliffside and topped with real human skulls.
Cusco, Peru
The stones of this Incan wall complex fit together so well you couldn't fit a piece of paper between some of them.
Aguas Calientes, Peru
If you’ve ever seen a picture of Machu Picchu, then you’ve seen a picture of Huayna Picchu—you just didn’t realize it.
Urubamba, Peru
Huge stone depressions which may have acted as an Incan agricultural experiment.
Nazca, 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.
Puerto Inca, Peru
This scalding hot river was thought to be a myth until one geoscientist made it his quest to study the mystical waters.
Pitumarca, Peru
A remote candy-striped mountain in the Peruvian Andes straight out of the pages of Dr. Seuss.
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Keshwa chaca, among the last handwoven Incan bridges, crosses Apurimac Canyon in Peru.
Aguas Calientes, Peru
The intricate stonework of Machu Picchu serves as a testament to Incan engineers.