Bathe in these natural hot springs located high in the Andes Mountains.

This well held a sacred source of water supposedly unleashed from the barren rocks by a wizard-like archbishop.

Thousands of volcanic rocks carved 1,000 years ago.

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

A circle of stones on a hilltop in Peru’s high jungle, aligned with the winter solstice and largely ignored by archaeologists.

Mysterious "dots" seen from a satellite in southeast Peru.

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

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

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

Mystic Incan rock piles three miles above sea level.

The outside of this exposed Moche pyramid is covered with striking colorful adobe friezes.

These overlooked ruins give an intimate look at the Inca Empire's urban planning prowess.

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

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

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

Peru’s only toy museum houses everything from pre-Inca whistles to lead soldiers and terrifying dolls.

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

Ancient Peruvian fertility temple or modern money-making hoax? Either way these monoliths still look like penises.

This set of mysterious petroglyphs in the Peruvian jungle could shed light on centuries-old activities in the region.

Pre-Incan aqueduct amidst a stone forest in Peru.

A highland eco-park celebrates more than a thousand varieties of tuber.

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

The sophisticated hydraulic system of the Nazca civilization.

A kitschy Italian medieval-style castle incongruously located amidst one of the most historic towns in the Peruvian Amazon.