The ruins of a grand theater destroyed during the most powerful seismic catastrophe ever recorded.

This abandoned nitrate town was repurposed as a dictator's prison.

An Archaeological Wonder of Peru, and the largest stone ruin site in the New World.

Stroll among dozens of statues depicting pre-Columbian kings, gods, and supernatural beings.

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

This bullring in Lima is the oldest in the Americas and the second-oldest in the world.

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

Visiting dignitaries and Hollywood stars once stayed at this 1920s hotel, alongside ghosts that are said to haunt its corridors.

Extraordinary rock formations in open Peruvian fields.

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

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.

Only gap in the 30,000-mile span of roads called the Pan-American Highway.

The world's first crowdfunded skyscraper has not gone quite to plan.

A narrow ghost town built onto a peninsula behind a Colombian Slum.

Ripped apart by a bomb in 1993, the shell of Pablo Escobar's infamous vacation house still stands.

Hidden amid the tropical forest in the Caribbean Sea are the decaying ruins of the Cocaine King's luxurious island party home.

This picturesque mansion has gone from opulent ruin to nature museum.

An explosion of natural color known as "the river that ran away from paradise."

A dangling church built over a Colombian gorge.

Enchanting cave with a river crashing through the roof.

Unparalleled stargazing, one of Colombia's best observatories, and a swimming pool can all be found in the middle of this ancient tropical forest.

Cathedral carved out of salt, located a mile below the earth's surface.

Known as the site of 'El Dorado,' this mysterious lake is rumored to hold gold beneath its waters.

An abandoned Ecuadorian prison that once held ex-presidents and notorious con artists is now a carceral museum.