What was once a unique system of urban elevators is turning into a mechanical ruin.

Pivotal home of Nobel Prize winner Pablo Neruda.

A 10 million-ton rock once worshiped by the Tahamies Indians, accessed by an astounding staircase.

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

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.

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.

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

Preserved Inca city and site of the last Inca stronghold against the Spanish conquistadors.

This Peruvian canyon is filled with geometric salt pools that have been being harvested since the Incan empire.

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

Death rituals and sacrifice inside a Peruvian megalith.

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

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