Peru

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Museo de Arte Religioso
Housed in a handsome archbishop's palace, the Museum of Religious Art contains a variety of colonial religious paintings.
Koricancha and Santo Domingo
The combined sacred sites of Koricancha and Santo Domingo vividly illustrate ancient Andean culture's collision with Western Europe. The extraordinarily crafted Temple of the Sun at Koricancha was the most sumptuous temple in the Inca Empire, and part of the Dominican cloister has now been removed to reveal its architecture.
Iglesia de San Francisco
Built in 1674, this Franciscan church is considered the finest example of the "Lima Baroque" style of architecture. Inside are Mudejar ceilings, an antique library, and catacombs containing the bones (some artistically arranged) of over 75,000 people.
Machu Picchu
This well-preserved ancient ceremonial site high on a mountain ridge in Peru contains the ruins of a large Inca palace, temples and other buildings.
San Blas Church
This simple adobe church contains an ornate 17th-century pulpit considered one of the jewels of colonial art in the Americas. It is hewn from a single tree trunk and dominated by the triumphant figure of Christ.
La Merced Church and Convent
Erected in 1536 and rebuilt in 1680 after the great earthquake, this Minor Basilica and convent has a beautiful facade, fine cloisters, and two famous conquistadors buried in the crypt.
Cusco Cathedral
This Baroque cathedral was built on the foundations of the palace of the Inca Wirachocha. Construction began in 1550, using stones looted from the hillside Sacsayhuaman fortress, and completed a century later. It is considered one of the most splendid Spanish colonial churches in the Americas.
Arequipa Cathedral
Built in 1656 and reconstructed after an 1868 earthquake, Arequipa Cathedral is a fine example of Spanish colonial architecture but is especially notable for its immense size. Its huge facade dominates an entire side of the Plaza de Armas in the center of the city. Inside is the largest organ in South America, a gift from Belgium.