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.

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.

This archaeological site features an early version of today’s refrigerators.

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

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

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

An Inca spa, military outpost or maybe… both?

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

These ruined Incan mausoleum towers still bear carvings of sacred animals on their blocks.

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

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

The little bear in the "funny kind of hat" has made his way from London back to Peru.

In the upscale neighborhood of Miraflores in Lima, a pretty little park is home to dozens of cats.

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

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

Mystic Incan rock piles three miles above sea level.

This 16th-century monastery was founded to cloister the daughters of wealthy local families.

A colossal statue with a controversial past, forgotten for more than 30 years.

After the Cuban Revolution, the famous rum company had to leave their swanky headquarters behind.

Castro's communist ice cream mothership has been serving five-scoop "salads" for over 50 years.

Once a favorite playground for the world's most illustrious guests, Hotel Nacional's secret weapons and bunkers reveal a more menacing side to its golden history.

A focal point of the Cuban government, this city square features one of the most iconic images in the country.