Visit the Uros Floating Islands

Sail the deep blue of Lake Titicaca, the highest navigable lake on Earth and the cradle of Inca legend

Cross the last Inca rope bridge, hand-woven from grass and rebuilt by four communities every June

Watch Cusco resurrect the Inca Festival of the Sun — a full-day solstice spectacle at Sacsayhuamán

Walk original paving of the Qhapaq Ñan, the 30,000 km Inca road web that once ran six countries

Join Peru's national ritual: charcoal-spit pollo a la brasa, fries, and the great ají sauce debate

Eat anticuchos at dusk — smoky beef-heart skewers from a street grill, Afro-Peruvian soul food

Earn the impossible turquoise of Laguna 69, a glacial lake under the white walls of the Cordillera Blanca

Visit Zalipie, a village in southern Poland known as the 'Painted Village' for its tradition of decorating houses with colorful floral motifs. See the House of the Women Painters (Dom Malarek), a museum showcasing the art and history of the custom, admire the painted church of St. Joseph, and explore the annual Painted Cottage Competition held in June, where residents compete for the most beautiful decorations.