Vinicunca
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| height | 5200 m | |
| location | Cusco region , Peru | |
| Mountains | To the | |
| Coordinates | 13 ° 52 ′ 19 ″ S , 71 ° 18 ′ 11 ″ W | |
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The Vinicunca (also Rainbow Mountain , Eng. Rainbow Mountain ) is a mountain southeast of Cusco in the province Quispicanchi in southern Peru . With its seven different colors that run parallel to each other, it looks like a rainbow .
description
The Vinicunca can be reached via Cusco and the village of Quechuyno with a view of the Ausangate . From there, the Vinicunca can in a day trip hiked be. It is considered a tourist attraction .
The colors are the result of superimposed minerals that were deposited there for millions of years. These sediment layers were pushed from a horizontal to an almost vertical position by plate tectonics . The iron oxide contained in it led to the reddish color, manganese to the pink tones, a yellow color comes from sulfur . A reaction of copper , water and oxygen resulted in the blue-green discoloration. The black stripes are explained by the occurrence of granite .
Web links
- Salvemos la Montaña de Colores: está corriendo grave peligro in La República on September 5, 2016
- Rainbow Mountain - Peru’s natural wonder under threat
Individual evidence
- ↑ Vinicunca in Peru: The Rainbow Mountain at spiegel.de
- ↑ In the realm of the rainbow: Hardly anyone gets to see this mountain at stern.de