A crumbling cathedral condemned by an earthquake.

A huge, bustling local market in Panama City.

This orchid sanctuary protects countless varieties of the flower, from the huge to the microscopic.

An impressive century-old, to-scale topographical map of Guatemala.

Mesoamerican monoliths and zoomorphic stones covered in royal visages, ancient mythology, and grand celestial events.

A ruined Maya city that suffered a years-long case of mistaken identity.

Central America's deepest lake is actually a volcanic caldera, surrounded by three volcanoes.

This century old flensing port is a remnant of a culture for whom whaling is still legal.

A violent name for a violent volcano.

Built in 1512, the oldest cathedral in the Americas.

A flower grows on this giant stone that is said be able to control minds.

This Costa Rican chapel is the most metal church in the world, literally.

These mysterious ancient stone spheres were created by a civilization lost to time and are now mostly lawn ornaments.

This Costa Rican topiary park is a surreal garden of unearthly delights.

Where dogs like the rare "Fire-Tailed Border Cocker" run free on the mountainside.

This neon blue river gets its color from a unique mix of bacteria and volcano minerals.

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

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

This high-Andean reserve protects the graceful vicuña that was nearly hunted to extinction for its precious wool.

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

An Inca spa, military outpost or maybe… both?

It took 82 years and four different plaques to finally get the story right.

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

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