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

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

Mountain of unimaginable riches that bankrolled the Spanish Empire, complete with its own underworld god.

In La Paz's huge, city-sized cemetery, the deceased are stored in rows of apartment-like buildings.

This lake’s emerald green waters are a spectacular sight, but it’s not a great place for a swim.

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

This red lake 4,000 meters above sea level is home to rare flamingos.

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

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

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

Deep in the Guatemalan jungle stands an ancient pyramid that once marked the reign of a king.

Experiencing Guatemala's sensory-exploding church is a blunt reminder of European influence.

Volcanically heated hot springs.

Guatemalan womanizer, venerated during Holy Week.

One of the world’s most colorful cemeteries, where each pigment is symbolic.

Synagogue built from the stones of Solomon's temple contains the golem of Prague.

An eerie, existential museum dedicated to the author of "The Metamorphosis."

The world's oldest known salt mine.

Trick water gardens from 1619 featuring a 200 piece mechanical theater powered by water.

Op-art architecture designed for happiness.

The crypt of the imposing Stephensdom holds royal intestines and thousands of skeletons.

One man's quest to fix his toilet unearthed over 5,000 artifacts spanning more than 2,000 years of history.

A long-buried ancient ruin unearthed right in the middle of the city.

This home designed for chocolate magnate Antoni Amatller is an exquisite treasure-box of Catalan Modernism.