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

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

The largest stone moai on Rapa Nui.

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

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

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

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

Visiting dignitaries and Hollywood stars once stayed at this 1920s hotel, alongside ghosts that are said to haunt its corridors.

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

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

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

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

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

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

An unexpected desert oasis in South America.

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

A market for witches is hidden within a train station.

Plundered and left asunder by grave robbers, this ancient necropolis has been painstakingly pieced back together.

Nazca pilgrimage site covering 370 acres is a popular stop for archeologists and looters.

A set of ancient drawings in the desert of Peru that are so massive, many of them can only be fully seen from the sky.

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

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

An abandoned colonial French prison notorious for its hellish conditions.

Two cannon-like cranes were installed on top of the bank building to fend off bad feng shui.