In 2022, we are innovating with the arrival of ATV TOUR to the Rainbow Mountain, providing our passengers with new experiences and creating new expectations for all those who love adventure sports and adrenaline at more than 4000 meters above sea level. From this vantage point, you can enjoy the breathtaking views of the Vilcanota mountain range and the majestic snowcap of Ausangate.
In this way, in 2016 the journey to the Rainbow Mountain began, of course, the entire mountain was covered with snow. To date we can see during the tour mountain ranges, mountains of striking colors. You will see this and much more on the ATV tour towards the Rainbow Mountain.
The variety of colors that sprout from the mountain of colors is due to the product of the erosion of minerals, below we have the description of the colors that can be noticed by carefully observing the 7-color mountain:
Pink : product of red clay, fangolitas (mud) and arilitas (sand).
White: due to the quartz sandstone and marl, rich in calcium carbonate.
Red: composed of clay stones (iron) and clays belonging to the upper tertiary.
Green: is due to the compound of phyllites and clays rich in ferro-magnesio.
Earthy brown: is the product of a conglomerate composed of rock with magnesium, belonging to the Quaternary era.
Mustard yellow: color due to the calcareous sandstones rich in sulphide minerals.
Rainbow Mountain ATV TOUR today.
The tourist boom is quite new, but the history of the mountain and its colors began millions of years ago. Likewise, at the top, we will have enough time to take beautiful photos in the colorful landscapes and thus immortalize this unforgettable experience.
Next, our guide will provide us with all the information about the 7 Colors Mountain. This tour is very wonderful, like Laguna Humantay, seven lagoons, among others.
Therefore, because it is located between the mountain ranges of the Peruvian Andes, the climate of Rainbow mountain is cold. And its average annual temperature varies between 7 and 12 °C. During the months of May, June and July, they are the months when it is coldest in this place.
However, the weather on the 7-color mountain is variable. During the months of December to March, the Rainbow Mountain presents abundant cloudiness and intense rains. On the other hand, in the months of the dry season (April to November) the climate in the mountains is frigid at night and sunny during the day.
