Cross the Q'eswachaka rope bridge

Watch the sun rise along the Thirteen Towers of Chankillo, a 2,300-year-old solar calendar in the desert

Set eyes on Río Abiseo, the UNESCO park almost nobody may enter — cloud-forest ruins and a monkey back from the dead

Visit Marcahuasi, a 4,000 m plateau of giant stone faces that stare back

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.

Walk among the 5,000-year-old pyramids of Caral, the oldest known city in the Americas

Explore Kuélap, the walled cloud-fortress of the Chachapoya — older than Machu Picchu and nearly empty

Descend into the underground galleries of Chavín de Huántar to meet the Lanzón, a 3,000-year-old fanged god

Stand under the chullpas of Sillustani — pre-Inca burial towers built finer than the Incas managed