San Antonio de Pichincha, Ecuador
Middle of the World
An elaborate shrine dedicated to the four corners of the world unfortunately misses its mark.
Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
San Antonio de Pichincha, Ecuador
An elaborate shrine dedicated to the four corners of the world unfortunately misses its mark.
Puerto Misahuallí, Ecuador
An exotic jungle hideaway run entirely by indigenous Kichwa women.
Nieuw Amsterdam, Suriname
An old Dutch lightvessel is now stuck in a dock near the mouth of the Suriname River.
Cusco, Peru
An extraterrestrial-themed art exhibit makes the perfect place to crash-land while interacting with Andean culture and history.
La Rinconada, Peru
In this mine all the gold you can carry may not be as sweet of a deal as it sounds.
Chivay, Peru
Mystic Incan rock piles three miles above sea level.
Lima, Peru
Enormous array of antennae fill a desert valley.
Chamis, Peru
Pre-Incan aqueduct amidst a stone forest in Peru.
Lima, Peru
The little bear in the "funny kind of hat" has made his way from London back to Peru.
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.
Cusco, Peru
This geometric feat is a testament to the Incas' mesmerizing architectural abilities.
Nazca, Peru
This unimaginably large pile of sand near Nazca is one of the tallest dunes in the world.
Huallin, Peru
The highest tropical mountain range in the world is in Central Peru, home to a vast array of exotic and quirky plants and animals.
Las Palmas, Peru
A jungle cave in Peru of unknown depths, otherworldly sounds, and strange nocturnal birds that navigate by echolocation.
Pasco, Peru
Extraordinary rock formations in open Peruvian fields.
Lima, Peru
The remains of what was the most important religious complex in coastal Peru for over a millennium.
Urubamba, Peru
These steeply terraced ruins are a stop along the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu.
Cusco, Peru
A fascinating little museum all about the rich history of Peru’s famous plant.
Provincia de Bongará, Peru
The world's fifth tallest waterfall is a spectacular silver chute of water that cuts through the cloud forest in northern Peru.
Unyun pruwinsya, Peru
With nearly double the depth of the Grand Canyon, this Peruvian canyon is one of the deepest in the world.
Peru
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.
Maras, Peru
This Peruvian canyon is filled with geometric salt pools that have been being harvested since the Incan empire.