This scalding hot river was thought to be a myth until one geoscientist made it his quest to study the mystical waters.

A remote candy-striped mountain in the Peruvian Andes straight out of the pages of Dr. Seuss.

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

Keshwa chaca, among the last handwoven Incan bridges, crosses Apurimac Canyon in Peru.

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

Giant fake rocks that shielded Bond lie in wait for their next action scene.

At this beautifully preserved Pre-Hispanic site, you can see ancient petroglyphs with depictions of llamas and alpacas.

This hidden pre-Columbian rock art depicts a whale hunt.

At this desert restaurant, meals are cooked in solar ovens.

This sculpture pays homage to sailors that perished attempting to round Cape Horn.

A massive display of meteorites all found in the Atacama Desert.

This museum covers 10,000 years of Pre-Columbian Latin American history.

A display of hand-built replicas of the legendary vessels used by Patagonian and Antarctic explorers.

This sculpture meant to honor the bravery of the Indigenous Mapuche people of Chile proved controversial.

How a lunch counter in Chile became a shrine to the 42nd president of the United States

Walk on a glass floor suspended over ancient mummified remains.

The geographical center of Chile is a port so depressing that it has driven men to suicide.

Pablo Neruda's custom-built lover's nest was made to remind him of the sea and named after his mistress' hair.

An unrecognized micronation declared by Greenpeace to protect the glaciers of Chile.

The gorgeous murals at this open-air museum form the largest street art collective in Chile.

One of the world's most advanced radio observatories sprawls across the Atacama Desert.

The ruins of a pre-Columbian fortress city so secure it held off the Spanish conquistadors for over 20 years.

The rusty hull of this 1899 ship serves as a tribute to explorers of the bottom of the world.

You can swim in these highly salty, mesmerizingly blue lakes in the Atacama Desert.