An unexpected desert oasis in South America.

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

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

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

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

A set of ancient drawings in the desert of Peru that are so massive, many of them can only be fully seen from the sky.

The intricate stonework of Machu Picchu serves as a testament to Incan engineers.

This massive Brazilian church is built like an angular, technicolor pyramid left by Mayans from the future.

A 125-meter long "tribute to the Brazilian people."

Mountain of unimaginable riches that bankrolled the Spanish Empire, complete with its own underworld god.

A desert that evokes the surreal.

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

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.

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

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

The gloomy ruins that inspired Bram Stoker to bring Dracula to life.

These 20-foot jaw bones honor a time when the leviathan bones were a sign that whalers survived the hunt.

Huge winged monument in the United Kingdom.

The 20-mile causeway that separates the Netherlands from the sea.

A miniature city, once ruled by the Queen of the Netherlands.

Birthplace of the "Cat in the Cradle" and a cluster of iconic, original windmills that let the Dutch tame the seas.

An ancient knight and a symbol of the city's freedom.