VINICUNCA the "Rainbow Mountain"

[Friends just call me Ross]

I am always eager to view Jehovah's creative works.

I am a globe-trotting Googler.  

I've surfed the www. in search of awe-inspiring natural wonders.

 

When this particular jigsaw puzzle appeared today, I had to

go Google it to make sure it really existed.  I have seen the colored hills

in China, but I had never found any info on this amazing mountain in Peru:

 

https://thejigsawpuzzles.com/Great-Sightings/Rainbow-Mountain-Cusco-Region-Peru-jigsaw-puzzle?cutout=200classic

 

Turns out, global warming seems to have played a role in its recent 'discovery' in 2016:

 

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General Information about Rainbow Mountain in Peru

This Mountain of the Andes has a mountainous formation dyed with several colors,

product of mineral combinations.

 

The main colors that we can appreciate of this mountain are RED, PURE, GREEN,

YELLOW, ROSE and other variations that are distinguished with more detail.

 

The main colors that presents Rainbow Mountain Peru are: Reds for the oxide mixtures,

Yellow for the iron sulfide, Purple for the oxidized goetite or limonite and Green that

comes from Chlorite.

 

According to the inhabitants of the zone (local people), many years ago

the place was covered with snow, there were only few seasons of the years

that could be seen without snow and clear.

 

Thanks to this phenomenon that occurred some seasons of the year,

the tourists who went to Ausangate Trek took photos and placed them

in their social networks, and this is how it became an attraction since 2016.

Thats why the Rainbow Mountain or VINICUNCA (official name)

has become one of the most visited places in Peru 
along with Machu Picchu.

https://rainbowmountainperu.org/

 

 

 

 

I see your wonders and I sing to you.  

[Dages]

Maybe too much saturation in these pictures  

I'd love to see these in Paradise though.

 

Meanwhile : Google Street View : 

https://www.google.com/maps/@-13.8716669,-71.3050003,3a,75y,302.07h,77.98t/data=!3m8!1e1!3m6!1sAF1QipMfW5pwV_jm31aEO_iRCNWw_YjpyXqAC2_wbVT-!2e10!3e11!6shttps:%2F%2Flh5.googleusercontent.com%2Fp%2FAF1QipMfW5pwV_jm31aEO_iRCNWw_YjpyXqAC2_wbVT-%3Dw203-h100-k-no-pi-0-ya226.59668-ro0-fo100!7i8192!8i4096

 

Edited February 10, 2020 by Dages

[Friends just call me Ross]

I think that is just the hiking trail to the mountain.

National Geographic shows this:

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/travel/destinations/south-america/peru/places-visit-peru-trip/