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.

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.

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

An unexpected desert oasis in South America.

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

A swing to dangle you off the very edge.

Home of the "true" equator.

A 10 million-ton rock once worshiped by the Tahamies Indians, accessed by an astounding staircase.

A dangling church built over a Colombian gorge.

A mouldering Colombian bull ring stands as a reminder of the country's complicated relationship with a brutal sport.

The youngest volcano in Central America.

Central America's deepest lake is actually a volcanic caldera, surrounded by three volcanoes.

Hidden deep in the Guatemalan jungle is a turquoise paradise of natural pools, caves, and waterfalls.

An ancient system of freshwater caves filled with animal bones, including that of species long-extinct.

This portion of a lovely Belize beach is infested with (harmless) sharks and rays.

An elaborate Mayan city shrouded in alien conspiracy revealed the tomb of Pacal the Great.

This beautifully deceptive waterfall is something far different from what it appears to be.

The stoutest tree in the world.

The ruins of an ancient city built by Mayan traders is centered around a temple of a sacred feathered serpent deity.

An island filled with hundreds of hanging, decomposing, decapitated dolls.

The only castle in North America to ever house European sovereigns.

Frida Kahlo's childhood home, now a museum of her life and works.

This mummified mermaid corpse is an aquatic curio that was eventually revealed to be a fake.

Astonishing rock formations dot the Brimham Moor landscape.