The sophisticated hydraulic system of the Nazca civilization.

In a town known for its large hats, this one is the biggest.

Peru’s only toy museum houses everything from pre-Inca whistles to lead soldiers and terrifying dolls.

A paradisical gorge with rapids, waterfalls, and wildlife whose raw beauty is the stuff of CGI movies.

Ancient Peruvian fertility temple or modern money-making hoax? Either way these monoliths still look like penises.

The depictions of slaughter are surprisingly detailed at this mysterious ancient site.

The little bear in the "funny kind of hat" has made his way from London back to Peru.

The shockingly unspoiled Peruvian tomb of the Lord of Sipan was once guarded by a footless warrior.

This small oxbow lake has rare giant river otters and some Seussian-sounding birds.

Hundreds of mummies in a silent room, some with eerily pained expressions preserved on their faces.

A pretty park of over 1,600 olive trees that grew from just three saplings brought over from Spain.

This Peruvian bone silo lined with hanging human skeletons and hundreds of skulls is topped with a remarkable Michelangelo replica.

This stone complex marks the urban center of a lost civilization.

Lima’s Museum of Anthropology is lined with thousands of elongated human craniums.

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

Death rituals and sacrifice inside a Peruvian megalith.

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

An unexpected desert oasis in South America.

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.

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

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

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