Peru Rainbow Mountains China
Peru has just one rainbow mountain viewpoint whereas china has 500 square kilometers of rainbow mountains.
Peru rainbow mountains china. Rainbow mountains aka the zhangye national geopark is so called because it contains a sight wholly unique to that part of the world and possibly only matched anywhere else by perus vinicunca rainbow mountain and painted desert in arizona usa. Vinicunca rainbow mountain is in the willkanuta mountain range nestled in the greater andes mountains just 3 hours away from cusco. While i havent been on a rainbow mountain peru trek in person it was also not discovered by the tourism industry until years after i visited the area from what ive read and seen im 100 certain that the danxia mountain range in china is far superior in many ways.
Welcome to the official website of rainbow mountain peru originally known as vinicunca found in the andes mountains of peru. 5200m 17060 ft. However this mountain range is not officially called the rainbow mountains and the colors in this image have been digitally enhanced.
It is located on the road to the ausangate mountain in the peruvian andes in the cusco region between the districts of cusipata province of quispicanchi pitumarca and the province of canchis. This photograph does show a real location in peru. Here youll find everything you need to know from the history and facts to the must knows when climbing this increasingly popular travel spot.
If rainbow mountains scenery is a visual feast of colours then the binggou scenic area is a theatre of the mother nature who sculptured the mountains in amazingly different shapes like grand palaces long corridors and giant pillars. The best time to hike ausangate is during the dry months between may and september. 4326 m 14189 ft cusco altitude 3399 m max.
Thats because the mountains that stand there are so colorful you could almost convince. Rainbow mountain peru elevation.