This lake’s emerald green waters are a spectacular sight, but it’s not a great place for a swim.

A valley of unique erosion patterns lends to a view like nothing on Earth.

This red lake 4,000 meters above sea level is home to rare flamingos.

Largest site of dinosaur footprints ever found includes more than 5,000 tracks.

Bolivia's needle-like rock formations.

The world’s highest ski resort was deserted after an 18,000-year-old glacier melted away.

A seemingly endless landscape of pure salt stretches far across Bolivia.

Popular tourist destination where witches in dark hats sell dried llama fetuses for good luck.

This antique rail car has been reborn as an urban cafe.

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

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

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

In this mine all the gold you can carry may not be as sweet of a deal as it sounds.

A museum dedicated to the German scientist who revealed the significance of the mysterious Peruvian Nazca Lines.

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

Enormous array of antennae fill a desert valley.

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.

Mystic Incan rock piles three miles above sea level.

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

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

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

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

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