This archaeological museum in one of Peru’s most intriguing regions exhibits ancient artifacts from the Nazca civilization.

The elaborate crypt where Peruvian heroes of the War of the Pacific were laid to rest.

A Christian monastery stands on what was once a holy Incan temple.

Bathe in these natural hot springs located high in the Andes Mountains.

Enormous array of antennae fill a desert valley.

It took 82 years and four different plaques to finally get the story right.

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

The Incas turned this ancient Wari aqueduct into an imposing defensive gate.

This high-Andean reserve protects the graceful vicuña that was nearly hunted to extinction for its precious wool.

On this tiny spot of land in the middle of Lake Titicaca the only ones who do the knitting are the men.

Ancient Peruvian fertility temple or modern money-making hoax? Either way these monoliths still look like penises.

Built on the remains of one the Incas’ most important gathering spots, this square keeps the spirit of a fallen empire alive.

An Inca spa, military outpost or maybe… both?

This remarkably well-preserved Incan city managed to survive the conquistadores.

After an epic flood washed away its enslavers, this city has been part ghost town, part cultural wildcard for the past three centuries.

An abandoned Incan construction project left behind a mysterious "doorway."

Situated on a sacred Inca site, this 16th-century cathedral took nearly 100 years to build.

This geometric feat is a testament to the Incas' mesmerizing architectural abilities.

The large collection of pre-Columbian pottery might make you blush.

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

This unimaginably large pile of sand near Nazca is one of the tallest dunes in the world.

An Archaeological Wonder of Peru, and the largest stone ruin site in the New World.

This stone complex marks the urban center of a lost civilization.

Did Inca children also slide down these smooth rocky slopes above Cusco?