Places teddrake Wants to Go

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

This metal tower in the desert provides views of a handful of Nazca geoglyphs.

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

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

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

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

Ain't no party like a ghost town party.

The world's largest clay lick, where parrots gather to snack.

Tucked behind the Institute of Neurological Science down a decrepit street resides the largest display of human brains in Latin America.

The remains of what was the most important religious complex in coastal Peru for over a millennium.

A backdoor to Machu Picchu that only the most foolhardy infiltrator would attempt to breach.

These steeply terraced ruins are a stop along the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu.

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

With nearly double the depth of the Grand Canyon, this Peruvian canyon is one of the deepest in the world.

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

These giant mummies are set ominously into a Peruvian cliffside and topped with real human skulls.

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

Sleep in a glass pod dangling off a cliff.

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.

Lima’s Museum of Anthropology is lined with thousands of elongated human craniums.

Plundered and left asunder by grave robbers, this ancient necropolis has been painstakingly pieced back together.

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.

A market for witches is hidden within a train station.