Although Rainbow Mountain was formed millions of years ago as ... a Peruvian biologist who has studied threatened wildlife in the area just a few hours from the Incan ruins of Machu Picchu. ...

As proof, he points to a 2.5-mile (4-kilometer) dirt trail climbed by tourists to reach Rainbow Mountain that has been badly eroded in the last 18 months, scarring the otherwise pristine landscape.

Go to Peru for Machu Picchu, stay for Vinicunca Mountain. ... How to see Peru’s incredible ‘rainbow mountains ... compared to Machu Picchu's 4,000.

But in the case of Rainbow Mountain, ... Located in southeastern Peru near Cuzco, once the capital of the Incan empire, and the Machu Picchu ruins, ...

But Machu Picchu is not a term Bingham invented — it is the Quechuan name of the larger mountain peak that flanks the ancient site to the south. Huayna Picchu is the name of the smaller peak to ...

Tourists gasp for breath as they climb for two hours to a peak in the Peruvian Andes that stands 16,404 feet (5,000 meters) above sea level. They're dead tired, but stunned by the magical beauty ...