Palcoyo Rainbow Mountain, Cusco, Peru - Stock-Fotografie

Palcoyo Rainbow Mountain, Cusco, Peru: In Palcoyo there are three Rainbow Mountains. The Rainbow Mountains are composed of stratified layers of sandstone. These fine-grained rock layers contain large amounts of iron and other minerals, which give the mountains the pigments for the various colored stripes From Palcoyo it's possible to see the glacial Ausangate Peak. Palcoyo is also famous for its stone forest area which is 4900 metres above sea level. The name is given due to the look of the big standing sharp stones that gives the illusion of a forest.