Death rituals and sacrifice inside a Peruvian megalith.

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

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

Huge stone depressions which may have acted as an Incan agricultural experiment.

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.

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

This massive Maya archaeological site is home to the tallest man-made structure in Belize.

Sparkling, calcite-covered skeletons of children who may have been sacrificed to appease an angry god.

These roaring primates were considered a divine creature in the cosmology of the Maya.

Monkeys inhabit the lush forest surrounding ancient Mayan ruins once considered sacred.

Deep in the Guatemalan jungle stands an ancient pyramid that once marked the reign of a king.

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

One of the world’s most colorful cemeteries, where each pigment is symbolic.

This statue pays homage to a group of kids's childhood companion who once called the park home.

A celebration of Colombia’s premier contemporary artist.

A self-taught astronomer fell in love with the stars and built his own observatory in Colombia.

A park with one large cat sculpture and 15 smaller ones, all painted by different Colombian artists.

Outdoor escalators and art have helped change what was once a notoriously dangerous part of Medellín.

Home to 23 voluptuous and instantly lovable sculptures by one of Latin America's most celebrated artists.

Three hundred illuminated pillars form an “artificial forest” in Medellín.

This Bogotá museum houses the world's largest collection of pre-Columbian gold relics.

An unusual and beautiful form of mass transit serves the city's steepest neighborhoods.