A serene space tucked amid the skyscrapers of Hong Kong's bustling financial district.

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

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

The remains of Uruguayan hero José Artigas lie beneath a monument in Montevideo’s main square.

A solitary tree has grown up all alone on Lake Wānaka, backdropped by the beautiful Southern Alps.

This breathtaking monastery was established by Saint Benedict himself 1,500 years ago.

Built for the 1962 World Cup, this fully functioning botanical clock is still ticking.

A sliver of 19th-century Germany sits on the shore of a Chilean lake.

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

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

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

An unexpected desert oasis in South America.

The Uros people live on floating reed islands in lake Titicaca.

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

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

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.

The mortal remains of an estimated 70,000 people lie in the basement of a monastery in Lima, Peru.

A painting in the historic Cathedral Basilica depicts Jesus and his disciples dining on a traditional Peruvian menu.

Death rituals and sacrifice inside a Peruvian megalith.

The stones of this Incan wall complex fit together so well you couldn't fit a piece of paper between some of them.

A series of waterfalls so massive they straddle the border of Argentina and Brazil.

Come for the flowers, stay for the bats!

The largest geyser field in the southern hemisphere is a spectacular sight.

You feel like you're in a forest, but you're actually walking amidst the branches and trunks of a single giant tree.