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Judi Lynn

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5. Who knew there are also Rainbow Mountains in Peru?

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Mon Aug 29, 2016, 11:54 PM

Aug 2016

The Rainbow Mountains Vinicunca

February 09, 2016 // Posted By: Michelle Vleugels // IN: Nature

It is hard to find, but this natural phenomenon is well worth the search. The Vinicunca Mountain (The Rainbow Mountain) has the colors of the rainbow and we will ensure that your mouth falls open when you see it.

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Every adventurer is looking for undiscovered areas, a place where not everybody has been. Vinicunca Mountain is one of those places that isn’t discoverd by that many travelers yet. Thats also the reason why you don’t find that much information about it. But the pictures speak for themselves: this mountain you should see.

http://www.travellerse.com/latin-america/peru/the-rainbow-mountains-vinicunca.html

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An 80 million-year-old secret [View all] Judi Lynn Aug 2016 OP

Amazing! SunSeeker Aug 2016 #1

But these colors are wildly exaggerated. Kablooie Aug 2016 #2

Yeah, people love to over-saturate landscape photos. progressoid Aug 2016 #3

Yes, the unreal blue of the sky should be a give-away that the colors of the landscape are unreal… OKIsItJustMe Aug 2016 #4

Come to Colorado - colorado_ufo Aug 2016 #6

I believe that is an effect of the altitude OKIsItJustMe Aug 2016 #7

Not sure altitude has that much to do with it. marble falls Aug 2016 #9

Who knew there are also Rainbow Mountains in Peru? Judi Lynn Aug 2016 #5

Once again, the color seems to be saturated. Note the vibrancy of the clothing in the photo above OKIsItJustMe Aug 2016 #8

Digital images tsites Aug 2016 #10

Kodachrome makes you think all the world’s a sunny day… OKIsItJustMe Sep 2016 #11

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