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.

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

A backdoor to Machu Picchu that only the most foolhardy infiltrator would attempt to breach.

These steeply terraced ruins are a stop along the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu.

This is why we can't have nice things on the Incan Trail.

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.

Death rituals and sacrifice inside a Peruvian megalith.

A fascinating little museum all about the rich history of Peru’s famous plant.

A beautiful opera house in the heart of Amazonia has recently restarted performances after a 90-year hiatus.

This striking, two-toned confluence of rivers is visible from space.

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

Xul Solar was an artist of alternate worlds, inventor of languages, and dreamer of utopias.

Buenos Aires' city of the dead contains some very famous remains, including Eva Perón.

During this Bolivian festival/fair you can wish for wealth, success, love, and more by buying a miniature version of your desire.

Popular tourist destination where witches in dark hats sell dried llama fetuses for good luck.

A valley of unique erosion patterns lends to a view like nothing on Earth.

The largest geyser field in the southern hemisphere is a spectacular sight.

This red lake 4,000 meters above sea level is home to rare flamingos.

A series of waterfalls so massive they straddle the border of Argentina and Brazil.

Something about this Brazilian city is slightly askew... literally.

The remains of a British railway rusting in the jungle mist of a Brazilian mountainside.

A snake farm famous for its venemous varieties.