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Rainbow Mountain may become Cusco’s second-most important tourist destination

  • 30/08/2018
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Peru’s wonderful Winikunka (Quechua word for Seven-color Mountain) could become Cusco region’s second-most important tourist destination. This colorful mountain rises at over 5,000 m.a.s.l. and is accessible from a hiking trail that passes through breathtaking landscapes. “Machu Picchu is still the most important (attraction). Over 90% of tourists (between 4,000-5,000) go there (…),” Cusco Regional Directorate of Foreign […]

IMG 0421 News Peruvian Archaeology & Tourism

Come to Winikunka, Cusco’s Rainbow Mountain

  • 28/01/2017
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Unveiled to the world by global warming ice-melting, the unique Winikunka (Quechua for ‘Seven-color Mountain’) proves an increasingly popular destination in Andean Cusco region. A lesser-known —yet no less breathtaking— natural tourist attraction, this colorful mountain rises at over 5,000 m.a.s.l. And it does not stand alone. The Rainbow Mountain is part of the Vilcanota […]

Tambo Colorado. Sitio arqueológico en riesgo

  • 22/07/2007
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Los daños ocasionados por el último terremoto no solamente afectaron el patrimonio arquitectónico monumental de las ciudades de la región Ica sino que también alcanzaron muros y rampas de sus principales asentamientos arqueológicos. Presentamos un informe sobre la situación de estas enormes ciudadelas prehispánicas de barro y piedra. Si bien no se ha registrado un […]