Vinicunca Trek

The Vinicunca Trail

Vinicunca, also called the mountain of seven colors, rainbow mountain or mountain of colors, is located at an altitude of 5,200 meters above sea level in the Vilcanota mountain range, its attraction being its great showiness, which has become one of the greatest attractions tourist of the city of Cusco.

The color of Vinicunca is due to a geological formation accumulated over time by the mixture of marine, lake and fluvial elements. This meeting of minerals carried by the waters of the mountain range, the winds and the humidity, has caused the oxidation of the place and has made the mountain acquire that magical diversity of tones.