Cerro de los Siete Colores
Appearance
Cerro de los Siete Colores | |
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Hill of Seven Colors | |
Location in the Andes near Purmamarca, Province of Jujuy, Argentina | |
Highest point | |
Coordinates | 23°44′49″S 65°30′13″W / 23.7469°S 65.5035°W |
Geography | |
Location | Purmamarca, Jujuy Province, Argentina |
Parent range | Andes |
Cerro de los Siete Colores (The Hill of Seven Colors) is one of the hills bordering the Quebrada de Purmamarca which is in turn is a western branch of the Quebrada de Humahuaca up to Cuesta del Lipán, in Jujuy Province, Argentina.
Its unique color range is the product of a complex geological history including marine sediments, lake and river movements elevated with the movement of the tectonic plates.
The village of Purmamarca is at its feet and the two form one of the most recognized landscapes of Argentine Northwest and all of Argentina.
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Cerro de los siete colores, view from the road
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Cerro de los siete colores, aerial view
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Side view