When you’re planning the Ausangate Circuit, one question pops up pretty quickly. Do you add Rainbow Mountain, or leave it out? On one hand, you’ve got Ausangate, which is remote, rugged, …
Golds, reds, purples, and turquoises, all on one mountain in the middle of the Andes? Yep. That’s Rainbow Mountain for you, aka Vinicunca. Yes, it’s remote. Yes, it’s extremely popular. …
So, you’ve seen the photos. Stripes of red, gold, turquoise, and purple, cutting through the Andes like nature got a bit carried away with a paintbrush. But which one do …
There are hikes you do for the exercise. There are hikes you do for the views. And then there’s Rainbow Mountain, which feels a bit like hiking onto another planet. It’s …
Rainbow Mountain. Vinicunca. That jaw‑dropping, candy‑colored ridge you’ve definitely seen splashed all over social media. But here’s the thing that most photos don’t tell you. Those stripes of red, gold, green, …
Once upon a time (and honestly, not actually that long ago), Rainbow Mountain, also known as Vinicunca, was just another high-altitude Andean peak quietly doing its thing. No crowds. No …
High in the remote reaches of the Peruvian Andes, where the sky feels real close and the horizon stretches into jagged mountain tops, stunningly blue lakes, and shimmering glaciers, lies …
There are certain places in Peru where travellers simply stop in their tracks, blink twice, and immediately wonder whether they’ve wandered into some kind of high-altitude hallucination. Rainbow Mountain, or …
If you’ve spent even five minutes browsing travel Instagram, you’ve definitely seen it. We’re talking about that impossibly colorful Andean slope that looks suspiciously like Mother Nature got bored one …
The Ausangate region in Peru has a way of surprising you before you even realise it’s happening. You don’t turn a corner and get hit with one big “wow” moment. …