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

This remarkably well-preserved Incan city managed to survive the conquistadores.

This unimaginably large pile of sand near Nazca is one of the tallest dunes in the world.

A painting in the historic Cathedral Basilica depicts Jesus and his disciples dining on a traditional Peruvian menu.

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

Did Inca children also slide down these smooth rocky slopes above Cusco?

A jungle cave in Peru of unknown depths, otherworldly sounds, and strange nocturnal birds that navigate by echolocation.

White llama terraces dazzle in Peru's "other Machu Picchu."

Extraordinary rock formations in open Peruvian fields.

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

The world's fifth tallest waterfall is a spectacular silver chute of water that cuts through the cloud forest in northern Peru.

Death rituals and sacrifice inside a Peruvian megalith.

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

With nearly double the depth of the Grand Canyon, this Peruvian canyon is one of the deepest in the world.

These giant mummies are set ominously into a Peruvian cliffside and topped with real human skulls.

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

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.

Sleep in a glass pod dangling off a cliff.

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.

Nazca pilgrimage site covering 370 acres is a popular stop for archeologists and looters.

Plundered and left asunder by grave robbers, this ancient necropolis has been painstakingly pieced back together.

One of the world's tallest waterfalls wasn't revealed to the world at large until 2006.

A remarkable geological formation resembling a forest made of stone.