Trujillo, Peru
Museo del Juguete
Peru’s only toy museum houses everything from pre-Inca whistles to lead soldiers and terrifying dolls.
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Trujillo, Peru
Peru’s only toy museum houses everything from pre-Inca whistles to lead soldiers and terrifying dolls.
Lamas, Peru
A kitschy Italian medieval-style castle incongruously located amidst one of the most historic towns in the Peruvian Amazon.
Tambopata, Peru
This small oxbow lake has rare giant river otters and some Seussian-sounding birds.
Nazca, Peru
The sophisticated hydraulic system of the Nazca civilization.
Armero, Colombia
A town half-submerged in volcanic mud has become a pilgrimage site for devotees of one of the tragedy's victims.
Lambayeque, Peru
The shockingly unspoiled Peruvian tomb of the Lord of Sipan was once guarded by a footless warrior.
Cusco, Peru
Built on the remains of one the Incas’ most important gathering spots, this square keeps the spirit of a fallen empire alive.
Pucallpa, Peru
Art school in the Amazon: Drugs, nature and sustainable agriculture.
Pisco, Peru
The mysterious "Candelabra of the Andes" could represent anything from a god's trident to a hallucinogenic plant.
Lampa, Peru
This Peruvian bone silo lined with hanging human skeletons and hundreds of skulls is topped with a remarkable Michelangelo replica.
La Convención Province, Peru
A paradisical gorge with rapids, waterfalls, and wildlife whose raw beauty is the stuff of CGI movies.
Cusco, Peru
Situated on a sacred Inca site, this 16th-century cathedral took nearly 100 years to build.
Sogamoso, Colombia
Largest monument in Colombia depicts 14 lancers who drove back an army.
Mesetas, Colombia
River raft through rural Colombia’s ancient rock formations, pristine landscapes, and towering waterfalls.
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.
Nazca, Peru
This unimaginably large pile of sand near Nazca is one of the tallest dunes in the world.
Callahuanca, Peru
A mysterious pre-Incan ruin believed to have miraculous healing powers.
Lima, Peru
Visiting dignitaries and Hollywood stars once stayed at this 1920s hotel, alongside ghosts that are said to haunt its corridors.
Lima, Peru
Now containing the bones of the actual conquistador, instead of someone else.
Lima, Peru
A pretty park of over 1,600 olive trees that grew from just three saplings brought over from Spain.
Peru
White llama terraces dazzle in Peru's "other Machu Picchu."
Cusco, Peru
Did Inca children also slide down these smooth rocky slopes above Cusco?
Olaya, Colombia
What was once the longest suspension bridge in Latin America was directly inspired by the iconic Brooklyn Bridge.
Bogotá, Colombia
The world's first crowdfunded skyscraper has not gone quite to plan.