Millions of years ago, plate tectonics pushed various sediments to the Earth’s surface, causing Peru's so-called Rainbow Mountain to feature up to seven different colours, from iron red to sulphur yellow and copper green.
Peru's colourful Rainbow Mountain is not for faint-hearted tourists. Some manage the ascent in three hours, others take longer. But once they are up, then they’re usually reluctant to come back down, thanks to the view of the surreal-looking mountain.
Tourism at Mount Vinicunca in Peru has yet to take off. Travel agencies only discovered it around two years ago. The mountain isn’t even listed in the current Lonely Planet guidebook, although that seems likely to change.
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