This space-age looking obelisk rises over a city in the rainforest, meant to resemble the local castaña tree.

Some of the most enduring novels in English literature were written within the walls of this Georgian-era building.

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

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.

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

This is why we can't have nice things on the Incan Trail.

It took 82 years and four different plaques to finally get the story right.

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

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

A Christian monastery stands on what was once a holy Incan temple.

A fascinating little museum all about the rich history of Peru’s famous plant.

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

Situated on a sacred Inca site, this 16th-century cathedral took nearly 100 years to build.

Built on the remains of one the Incas’ most important gathering spots, this square keeps the spirit of a fallen empire alive.

This geometric feat is a testament to the Incas' mesmerizing architectural abilities.

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

On this tiny spot of land in the middle of Lake Titicaca the only ones who do the knitting are the men.

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

Mystic Incan rock piles three miles above sea level.

This 16th-century monastery was founded to cloister the daughters of wealthy local families.

After a battle with Congress, Webb C. Hayes installed the gates of the White House on the fence of his father's Presidential Library and Museum.

This archaeological museum in one of Peru’s most intriguing regions exhibits ancient artifacts from the Nazca civilization.

This unimaginably large pile of sand near Nazca is one of the tallest dunes in the world.

The sophisticated hydraulic system of the Nazca civilization.