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.

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

The outside of this exposed Moche pyramid is covered with striking colorful adobe friezes.

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

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 highest tropical mountain range in the world is in Central Peru, home to a vast array of exotic and quirky plants and animals.

An unexpected desert oasis in South America.

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

Haunted by its violent past, this colonial bastion was the largest Spanish military installation in the Americas.

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

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

This bullring in Lima is the oldest in the Americas and the second-oldest in the world.

A monument to the conquistador became increasingly controversial in the very city that he founded.

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

Visiting dignitaries and Hollywood stars once stayed at this 1920s hotel, alongside ghosts that are said to haunt its corridors.

A pretty park of over 1,600 olive trees that grew from just three saplings brought over from Spain.

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

A small, emotionally charged room inside the Mario Testino Museum dedicated to Princess Diana and one famous photo shoot.

This antique rail car has been reborn as an urban cafe.

This sweet-toothed bear searching for snacks has been a symbol of Madrid for decades.

A stone slab in Madrid marks the point from which the distances of Spain's national roads are measured.

An ancient Egyptian temple in the middle of Madrid, Spain.