Cerro De Los Siete Colores
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. Evidence of this history can be seen in the numerous fossils found at the site.
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. Evidence of this history can be seen in the numerous fossils found at the site.
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.
At the base of the mountain sits a football field, the home ground of the Santa Rosa de Purmamarca football club, part of the Quebradeña Football League.
In 2024, the Argentinan Ministry of Foreign Affairs worked with a video game studio to build a recreation of the Cerro de los Siete Colores in Fortnite.
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Cerro de los siete colores, view from the road -
Cerro de los siete colores, aerial view -
Side view
See also
References
- ^ "Cerro de Siete Colores | Ministerio de Cultura y Turismo de Jujuy" (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2024-11-11.
- ^ "El Cerro Siete Colores, un atractivo inigualable que reclama urgente protección". Tiempo de San Juan (in Spanish). 2024-02-17. Retrieved 2024-11-11.
- ^ Lonely Planet Argentina (13 ed.). Lonely Planet. June 2024. ISBN 978-1-83758-560-1.
- ^ Sourtech. "El presidente de la FIFA elogió la cancha que está al pie del Cerro de los Siete Colores - Somos Jujuy". www.somosjujuy.com.ar (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-11-11.
- ^ "Cerro de Siete Colores | Ministerio de Cultura y Turismo de Jujuy" (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2024-11-11.