Travel destinations Peru – Nature
Vinicunca – the «Rainbow Mountain»
Rainbow Mountain Vinicunca is part of the Vilcanota mountain range
with the greatest concentration of snow-capped peaks in Peru. The melting
of the glaciers
Geographical location
About 100 km southeast of Cusco.
revealed
an enchanting high mountain landscape with valleys, lakes and a colorful
mountain ridge. The colored stripes make the mountain appear like a
rainbow on earth. Vinicunca is the Spanish adaptation of the Quechua word
winikunka, meaning «colored mountain».
Minerals that give the mountain
its colors: red clay, quartz sandstone, marl, calcium carbonate, iron,
clay, phyllites, iron-magnesium, magnesium, limestone, sulfur minerals.
5200 m.
Climate
The temperature varies little throughout the year around 4°C and can drop
below 0°C. In the dry season from April to October dry without
precipitation. Foggy and rainy with frequent rainfall in the rainy season
from November to March.
Photo: ANDINA.
Whole day
Hike from Pitumarca to Rainbow Mountain
Vinicunca. View of Ausangate's main peak, which is almost entirely
covered in snow.
Altitude
Travel programs:
PTW-CUS006
Vinicunca – the rainbow mountain
