Vinicunca
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Vinicunca, or Winikunka, also called Montaña de Siete Colores (literally: "mountain of seven colors"), Montaña de Colores ("mountain of colors"), or Montaña Arcoíris ("rainbow mountain"), is a mountain in the Andes of Peru with an altitude of above sea level. It is located on the road to Ausangate mountain, in the Cusco region, between Cusipata District, Quispicanchi, and Pitumarca District, Canchis.
Key facts
- Mountain.name
- Vinicunca
- Mountain.photo
- Montañaarcoirisperuabanto.jpg
- Mountain.photo_caption
- Vinicunca, or Rainbow Mountain
- Mountain.elevation_m
- 5,036
- Mountain.prominence_m
- 190
- Mountain.map
- Peru
- Mountain.map_caption
- Location of Vinicunca in Peru
- Mountain.nickname
- Rainbow Mountain
- Mountain.location
- Cusco Region
- Mountain.country
- Peru
- Mountain.range
- Andes
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- mountain
- Part of
- Jatunrritioc
- Country
- Peru
- Located in
- Cusco Department
- Elevation
- 5036
- Image
- Montana de colores Cusco (Vinicunca) y Valle Rojo por Inka Time.jpg
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Encyclopedic overview
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Vinicunca, or Winikunka, also called Montaña de Siete Colores (literally: "mountain of seven colors"), Montaña de Colores ("mountain of colors"), or Montaña Arcoíris ("rainbow mountain"), is a mountain in the Andes of Peru with an altitude of above sea level. It is located on the road to Ausangate mountain, in the Cusco region, between Cusipata District, Quispicanchi, and Pitumarca District, Canchis.
Tourist access requires a two-hour drive from Cusco and a walk of about , or a three-and-a-half-hour drive through Pitumarca and a steep walk (1–1.5 hours) to the hill. As of 2019, no robust methods of transportation to Vinicunca had been developed to accommodate travelers.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Vinicunca” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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