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

A whimsical European-style chateau that calls the coast of Chile home.

This abandoned nitrate town was repurposed as a dictator's prison.

Instead of using billboards, some people here relay their messages on the side of a mountain.

A sculpture of a giant hand reaches for the stars in the middle of the Atacama desert.

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

A desert that evokes the surreal.

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

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

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.

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

Sleep in a glass pod dangling off a cliff.

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

This Peruvian canyon is filled with geometric salt pools that have been being harvested since the Incan empire.

An Inca spa, military outpost or maybe… both?

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

A fascinating little museum all about the rich history of Peru’s famous plant.

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

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

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

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

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

Death rituals and sacrifice inside a Peruvian megalith.

A highland eco-park celebrates more than a thousand varieties of tuber.