Qorikancha Golden Temple
Trace the flawless Inca stonework of the Qorikancha sun temple beneath the Santo Domingo convent — and photograph it.
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- Amantani1 discovery ideas
- Arequipa4 discovery ideas
- Cabanaconde1 discovery ideas
- Cusco5 discovery ideas
- Lima5 discovery ideas
- Machu Picchu6 discovery ideas
- Maras2 discovery ideas
- Ollantaytambo1 discovery ideas
- Pisac1 discovery ideas
- Puno3 discovery ideas
Amantani
Taquile Island Weavers
Climb the stone terraces of Taquile Island to watch the men knit their famous belts and hats — and photograph it.
Arequipa
Rocoto Relleno Plate
Order the fiery rocoto relleno stuffed pepper in a traditional Arequipa picantería — and photograph it.
Santa Catalina Cloisters
Wander the blue-and-red painted lanes of the Santa Catalina Monastery, a city within Arequipa — and photograph it.
White City Plaza
Stand in Arequipa's Plaza de Armas before its white sillar cathedral with the El Misti volcano behind — and photograph it.
Yanahuara Arches
Frame the El Misti volcano through the white sillar arches of the Yanahuara viewpoint — and photograph it.
Cabanaconde
Colca Condor Cross
Wait at the Cruz del Cóndor over Colca Canyon as giant Andean condors ride the morning thermals — and photograph it.
Sacsayhuaman Stones
Walk the zigzag megalithic walls of Sacsayhuamán fortress on the hill above Cusco — and photograph it.
View discovery ↗Plaza de Armas Cusco
Stand in the arcaded Plaza de Armas of Cusco with its twin cathedral towers rising over the old capital — and photograph it.
View discovery ↗Lima Ceviche Plate
Order a bright plate of ceviche cured in leche de tigre at a Lima cevichería — and photograph it.
View discovery ↗Lima Plaza Mayor
Stand in Lima's Plaza Mayor before the yellow Government Palace and its carved wooden balconies — and photograph it.
View discovery ↗Miraflores Cliffs
Walk the Malecón cliff-top park in Miraflores as paragliders drift over the Pacific surf — and photograph it.
View discovery ↗Machu Picchu
See discoveries (6) →Machu Picchu Citadel
Reach the classic overlook of the Machu Picchu citadel with Huayna Picchu towering behind the terraces — and photograph it.
View discovery ↗Huayna Picchu Peak
Climb the steep switchbacks of Huayna Picchu for the bird's-eye view down over the ruins — and photograph it.
View discovery ↗Sun Gate Trail
Walk up the old Inca Trail to the Inti Punku Sun Gate and see the citadel framed in the notch — and photograph it.
View discovery ↗Maras
Maras Salt Pans
Look out over the thousands of white terraced salt ponds of the Salineras de Maras on the hillside — and photograph it.
Moray Terraces
Stand at the rim of the concentric circular Inca terraces of Moray, an ancient agricultural laboratory — and photograph it.
Ollantaytambo
Ollantaytambo Fortress
Climb the great terraced fortress of Ollantaytambo above the still-living Inca town — and photograph it.
Pisac
Pisac Terraces
Trace the sweeping green agricultural terraces of the Pisac ruins high above the Sacred Valley — and photograph it.
Puno
Titicaca Sunset Sail
Cross the deep blue of Lake Titicaca by boat as the sun drops behind the far Bolivian shore — and photograph it.
Puno Cathedral Square
Stand before the baroque stone facade of Puno Cathedral on the town's high-altitude Plaza de Armas — and photograph it.
Uros Reed Islands
Step onto the springy totora-reed floating islands of the Uros people on Lake Titicaca — and photograph it.