CERRO DE CATORCE COLORES - ARGENTINA

The 14 colored rainbow mountains in Argentina are a result of erosion due to the build up of different sediments from when this region was underwater 600 million years ago. To get here, I flew as far north that I could (Jujuy Airport) then took a taxi and 3 hour bus to stay the night in the town of Humahuaca. In the morning, I was able to hitch a ride another hour to Hornocal at 4,000+ meters. The last time I was over this elevation was when I got altitude sickness at Everest Base Camp.Learning from my previous experience, I chugged a lot of water the day before and morning of and luckily made it despite feeling initial symptoms of AMS. Although I was visiting in the rainy season, it was well worth the visit and this natural mountain range phenomenon is by far one of the most beautiful I’ve ever seen!

The music I selected for this clip is Not Forgotten by Austin Farwell starting at 1:23