One of the most remote lodges in the Amazon offers rare wildlife encounters and undisturbed views of the Peruvian rainforest.

The retired vessel is South America's first floating museum.

The sophisticated hydraulic system of the Nazca civilization.

This high-Andean reserve protects the graceful vicuña that was nearly hunted to extinction for its precious wool.

These ruined Incan mausoleum towers still bear carvings of sacred animals on their blocks.

The Incas turned this ancient Wari aqueduct into an imposing defensive gate.

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

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

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

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

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

The highest tropical mountain range in the world is in Central Peru, home to a vast array of exotic and quirky plants and animals.

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

A mysterious pre-Incan ruin believed to have miraculous healing powers.

The world's largest clay lick, where parrots gather to snack.

Extraordinary rock formations in open Peruvian fields.

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

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

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

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

Death rituals and sacrifice inside a Peruvian megalith.

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 remarkable geological formation resembling a forest made of stone.

This scalding hot river was thought to be a myth until one geoscientist made it his quest to study the mystical waters.