The 19th-century vessel floats proudly on Lake Titicaca, but its journey from Britain to the Peruvian altiplano was far from smooth sailing.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

This bullring in Lima is the oldest in the Americas and the second-oldest in the world.

In the upscale neighborhood of Miraflores in Lima, a pretty little park is home to dozens of cats.

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

A monument to the conquistador became increasingly controversial in the very city that he founded.

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

The highest tropical mountain range in the world is in Central Peru, home to a vast array of exotic and quirky plants and animals.

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

This walk to the Pacific Ocean is surrounded by modern statues of Mochica Gods.

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

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

The holes in the world's longest golf course are in a series of different towns.

This rural Australian restaurant claims to be the only restaurant in the world to be built almost entirely of sea shells.

This museum’s collection includes rescued birds, fine art, and a collection of shrunken heads.

This small uninhabited island offers Galapagos-like biodiversity.

The remains of an ancient settlement in one of the oldest archeological sites in South America.