Places Pengwn Wants to Go

In the most arid desert on the planet, the world's leading telescope allows astronomers to see more than has ever been seen before.

The world's fifth tallest waterfall is a spectacular silver chute of water that cuts through the cloud forest in northern Peru.

One of the world's tallest waterfalls wasn't revealed to the world at large until 2006.

A kitschy Italian medieval-style castle incongruously located amidst one of the most historic towns in the Peruvian Amazon.

On the outskirts of a desert trading village high on the Andean plain, steel giants have been destroyed by salt winds.

Now containing the bones of the actual conquistador, instead of someone else.

A monument to the conquistador became increasingly controversial in the very city that he founded.

A seemingly endless landscape of pure salt stretches far across Bolivia.

This hotel is located on the edge of the world's largest salt flat and is made out of the only material around.

An unexpected desert oasis in South America.

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.

These overlooked ruins give an intimate look at the Inca Empire's urban planning prowess.

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

This metal tower in the desert provides views of a handful of Nazca geoglyphs.

The sophisticated hydraulic system of the Nazca civilization.

This is why we can't have nice things on the Incan Trail.

These steeply terraced ruins are a stop along the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu.

A backdoor to Machu Picchu that only the most foolhardy infiltrator would attempt to breach.

The intricate stonework of Machu Picchu serves as a testament to Incan engineers.

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.

These ruined Incan mausoleum towers still bear carvings of sacred animals on their blocks.

Preserved Inca city and site of the last Inca stronghold against the Spanish conquistadors.

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

Huge stone depressions which may have acted as an Incan agricultural experiment.