Vinicunca (Rainbow Mountain)
Peru /
Cusco /
Urcos /
World
/ Peru
/ Cusco
/ Urcos
interesting place, scenic area
Rainbow Mountain is a colorful mountainside in the Andes of Peru. In short, the colors you see were formed by sedimentary mineral layers in the mountain that have been exposed by erosion. The Rainbow Mountain trailhead is located a 3-hour drive from Cusco, where day trips have recently grown quite popular.
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Coordinates: 13°46'57"S 71°17'29"W
- Vinicunca (Rainbow Mountain) 2.5 km
- Vinicunca-Coloring of the Mountain of the 7 Colors 9 km
- Pisac Ruins 73 km
- Pisac 74 km
- Rio Huaypetue gold mine 117 km
- Sacred Valley of the Incas 123 km
- Ampay National Sanctuary 180 km
- Colca Canyon 220 km
- Cotahuasi Canyon 239 km
- Uros' Islands 266 km
- Vinicunca-Coloring of the Mountain of the 7 Colors 11 km
- Lake Armaccocha 15 km
- Singrenacocha Lagoon 19 km
- Laguna Huaruromicocha 20 km
- Sinakara / Cinajara valley 25 km
- Cordillera Vilcanota 27 km
- Sibinacocha Lake 29 km
- Quelccaya Ice Cap/Glacier 54 km
- Airstrip of Mazuko 125 km
- Manu National Park 186 km