The large collection of pre-Columbian pottery might make you blush.

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

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

This Peruvian canyon is filled with geometric salt pools that have been being harvested since the Incan empire.

Huge stone depressions which may have acted as an Incan agricultural experiment.

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

Did Inca children also slide down these smooth rocky slopes above Cusco?

The stones of this Incan wall complex fit together so well you couldn't fit a piece of paper between some of them.

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

An Inca spa, military outpost or maybe… both?

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.

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

No telescopes, no power, no gift shop: The Observatory of Chichen Itza, one of the world's oldest observatories, takes astronomy back to basics.

Clap your hands at the base of the pyramid, and the song of a sacred Mayan bird will echo through the air.

Every equinox this Maya pyramid puts on a spooky ancient light show.

In this breathtaking canyon, crocodiles bask on boulders and glide through the murky waters.

The masses at this church incorporate enough moonshine and animal sacrifice that they are no longer recognizably Catholic.

Dating back to the second century, vestiges of prehispanic mural paintings are found in this underground palace.

This foreboding building was the headquarters of the terrifying Spanish Inquisition in Mexico.

A trompe l'oeil mural remembers the original colonial building that once stood here.

These spectacular, symbolic serpents lie within the shadow of the Great Temple.

This museum houses two of Mexico's most impressive Aztec monoliths.

A disquieting Aztec sculpture displays hundreds of stone skulls representing the victims of human sacrifice.