A unique waterfall that some believe attracts the fairfolk.

Located in the mountains of Nicaragua, one man has spent most of life beautifying a massive cliff by hand.

A crumbling cathedral condemned by an earthquake.

Volcanic activity causes small pools of super-heated mud to boil furiously.

The youngest volcano in Central America.

It's not quite as old as its Roman appearance suggests, but this piece of infrastructure served Guatemala City for centuries.

Hidden in the highlands of Guatemala, a small shrine venerates a forbidden folk saint.

These roaring primates were considered a divine creature in the cosmology of the Maya.

Monkeys inhabit the lush forest surrounding ancient Mayan ruins once considered sacred.

Central America's deepest lake is actually a volcanic caldera, surrounded by three volcanoes.

Hidden deep in the Guatemalan jungle is a turquoise paradise of natural pools, caves, and waterfalls.

A natural swimming hole that was once a ceremonial center for Mayan priests.

An important Mayan religious and trading center dating back to 200 BC.

A devastated ruin in the south of Belize where British explorers claimed to unearth the Mitchell-Hedges Crystal Skull.

This portion of a lovely Belize beach is infested with (harmless) sharks and rays.

Sparkling, calcite-covered skeletons of children who may have been sacrificed to appease an angry god.

A massive underwater sinkhole made famous by Jacques Cousteau.

The world's first hotel built in an abandoned water-filled quarry.

Rock-cut caves and 7,000 Buddhist sculptures carved into the nearly sheer face of a sandstone mountain.

Ming Dynasty necropolis raided during the Cultural Revolution.

The tallest stationary dunes on Earth also happen to sing.

A tunnel dug through the side of a mountain by hand provides convenient yet death-defying access to a small village in China.

Where the Great Wall of China meets the sea.

Snow-capped peaks, colorful waterfalls and stunning vistas on the edge of the Himalayas.