A 5,000-year-old city in Peru holds the remains of a stunning set of astronomically-aligned pyramids.

The remains of what was the most important religious complex in coastal Peru for over a millennium.

Lima’s Museum of Anthropology is lined with thousands of elongated human craniums.

Now containing the bones of the actual conquistador, instead of someone else.

The mortal remains of an estimated 70,000 people lie in the basement of a monastery in Lima, Peru.

The little bear in the "funny kind of hat" has made his way from London back to Peru.

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

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

The ominously named cave is home to some remarkable ancient art.

In the Middle Ages, villagers would sound this stone trumpet to boost fertility and coax fish to shore.

This was once the center of the Birdman cult, and is now a World Heritage Site.

This large round boulder is said to emit spiritual power, but it may just be magnets.

The largest stone moai on Rapa Nui.

A volcanic crater that visitors can look inside.

The world's most remote airport.

Meant to be a lavish presidential home, the palace became a symbol of the fall of South Vietnam.

The sci-fi villain is a little-known inhabitant of the U.S. capital's largest cathedral.

One of the most scenic stretches of road in America winds between some of the country's oldest trees.

This observatory high on a hilltop in the center of Santiago got its start in 1852.

A fantastical and futuristic temple of light built from nine monumental glass veils.

The largest cemetery in Chile is the final resting place for more than 2 million people, from politicians to artists.

The gorgeous murals at this open-air museum form the largest street art collective in Chile.

Pablo Neruda's custom-built lover's nest was made to remind him of the sea and named after his mistress' hair.

A museum founded to reflect on and remember the human rights abuses under Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet.