{"id":176,"date":"2023-06-12T21:47:39","date_gmt":"2023-06-12T21:47:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/intisuntrek.com\/blog\/?p=176"},"modified":"2023-10-05T20:10:58","modified_gmt":"2023-10-05T20:10:58","slug":"everything-you-need-to-know-about-rainbow-mountain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/intisuntrek.com\/blog\/everything-you-need-to-know-about-rainbow-mountain","title":{"rendered":"Everything You Need To Know about Rainbow Mountain"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Most tourists head to Peru for the wonder of the world, <strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.intisuntrek.com\/machu-picchu-full-day-tour-machu-picchu-1-day-by-train-machu-picchu\/\">Machu Picchu<\/a><\/em><\/strong>. But if you want to see a different but equally stunning side of Peru, you have to visit <strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.intisuntrek.com\/rainbow-mountain-day-trip-peruone-day-hike-to-rainbow-mountain\/\">Rainbow Mountain<\/a><\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Located in the Peruvian Andes in Cusco just 3 hours away from the historical center, <strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.intisuntrek.com\/rainbow-mountain-day-trip-peruone-day-hike-to-rainbow-mountain\/\">Rainbow Mountain<\/a><\/em><\/strong> is becoming the main attraction to see after or before <strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.intisuntrek.com\/machu-picchu-full-day-tour-machu-picchu-1-day-by-train-machu-picchu\/\">Machu Picchu<\/a><\/em><\/strong>. As you could guess, the mountain is famed for its natural, multi-colored beauty at a staggering 5,200m above sea level. This rainbow-like appearance is created by the sediment of minerals throughout the area giving the mountain the turquoise, lavendar, gold and other colors.<\/p>\n<p>It was only recently discovered due to the snow melting revealing the hidden gem that\u2019s still considered holy by many until this day. Since its discovery, Rainbow Mountain as slowly started gaining popularity and has even been listed in National Geographic\u2019s \u201cTop 100 Places To Visit Before You Die\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-697\" src=\"https:\/\/intisuntrek.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/rainbow-mountain-hike-vinicunca.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"950\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/intisuntrek.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/rainbow-mountain-hike-vinicunca.jpg 950w, https:\/\/intisuntrek.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/rainbow-mountain-hike-vinicunca-792x500.jpg 792w, https:\/\/intisuntrek.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/rainbow-mountain-hike-vinicunca-768x485.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 950px) 100vw, 950px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Top Facts<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.intisuntrek.com\/rainbow-mountain-day-trip-peruone-day-hike-to-rainbow-mountain\/\">Rainbow Mountain<\/a><\/em><\/strong> is at an altitude of more than half of Mount Everest<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0It is also known as Vinicunca, a word originating from Peru\u2019s native tongue Quechua, which translates to \u201ccolored mountain\u201d<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0The mountain is made up of 14 different, colorful minerals<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0Just 4 years ago it was entirely covered in snow, making it impossibe to fully witness the beauty of the mountain<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0Temperatures still drop below 0 at night \u2013 good to know for anyone visiting <em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.intisuntrek.com\/rainbow-mountain-day-trip-peruone-day-hike-to-rainbow-mountain\/\">Rainbow Mountain<\/a><\/strong><\/em> on a multi-day Ausangate trek<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0Llamas and alpacas can be seen dotted all along the route to Vinicunca<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0Weather can change rapidly from snow to rain to blistering sun in the space of an hour<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0You can rent a horse at any point on the way if you begin to find the trek difficult \u2013 you do not need to have one hired from the beginning<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>What to Bring an Wear<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0Hiking shoes or athletic shoes<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0Thick, hiking socks<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0Hiking pants or workout pants<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0Shirt or tank top<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0Sweatshirt<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0Hiking Jacket (preferably waterproof)<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0Scarf<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0Gloves<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0Beanie<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Do you like this place? You can book this place like <strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.intisuntrek.com\/rainbow-mountain-day-trip-peruone-day-hike-to-rainbow-mountain\/\">Rainbow Mountain here<\/a>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Most tourists head to Peru for the wonder of the world, Machu Picchu. But if you want to see a different but equally stunning side of Peru, you have to visit Rainbow Mountain. Located in the Peruvian Andes in Cusco just 3 hours away from the historical center, Rainbow Mountain is becoming the main attraction [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":697,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[30],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-176","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cusco-day-tours"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/intisuntrek.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/176","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/intisuntrek.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/intisuntrek.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/intisuntrek.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/intisuntrek.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=176"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/intisuntrek.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/176\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":701,"href":"https:\/\/intisuntrek.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/176\/revisions\/701"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/intisuntrek.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/697"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/intisuntrek.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=176"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/intisuntrek.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=176"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/intisuntrek.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=176"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}