On the outskirts of a desert trading village high on the Andean plain, steel giants have been destroyed by salt winds.

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

A seemingly endless landscape of pure salt stretches far across Bolivia.

A mouldering Colombian bull ring stands as a reminder of the country's complicated relationship with a brutal sport.

The world's first crowdfunded skyscraper has not gone quite to plan.

The religious shrine that Pablo Escobar's men would allegedly visit before completing a mission.

A celebration of Colombia’s premier contemporary artist.

Pilgrims each carried a brick to the top of Mount Monserrate to help build this historic sanctuary in Colombia.

This city park wants you to take your shoes off.

Towering high above the neighborhood of La Candelaria, the church is easily recognizable by its distinctive red-and-white striped facade.

This colonial town in Colombia sits around the largest stone paved square in South America.

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

This tiny shop has been serving traditional tamales for more than 200 years.

This elegant Colombian fortress was one of the torture headquarters for the Spanish Inquisition.

A cozy bookstore and coffee shop in the heart of Cartagena's Old City.

This 16th-century monastery was founded to cloister the daughters of wealthy local families.

This archaeological museum in one of Peru’s most intriguing regions exhibits ancient artifacts from the Nazca civilization.

Thousands of volcanic rocks carved 1,000 years ago.

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

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

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

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

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

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