As our pilot cut tight turns over a desert plateau in southern Peru, north of the town of Nasca, I could just make out a succession of beautifully crafted figures. "Orca!" shouted Johny Isla ...

And at this rocky, gale-scoured desert's heart, in the reaches of northern China, is the Alashan Plateau, a place so remote and sparsely inhabited it has scarcely figured in China's long history.

However, according to researchers in Egypt, the US, and Australia, the pyramids visible in the desert today were not ... between Lisht in the south and the Giza Plateau in the north, was subjected ...

Located in Egypt 's Western Desert, the Siwa Oasis is famous for its natural springs and salt lakes. It is also home to the ...

The Atacama Desert in Chile is widely recognised as the driest nonpolar desert in the world ...

Quebrada de Humahuaca follows the line of a major cultural route, the Camino Inca, along the spectacular valley of the Rio Grande, from its source in the cold high desert plateau of the High Andean ...

This is the only scenic drive open to private cars on the national park's South Rim, and it offers staggering views of the Grand Canyon and the Colorado River. From Grand Canyon Village, visitors ...