Nearly a million tourists travel to Peru’s Machu Picchu (one of the New Seven Wonders of the World) every year, but starting in 2015, a new discovery is attracting even more people to Peru - Rainbow Mountain (Vinicunca or Winikunka).
Located in the Antis Mountains southeast of Cusk, the mountain is still the same mountain. The difference is that the thousands of years of snow and ice that covered the top of the mountain four years ago have finally melted, and the topsoil has The loss of mineral deposits has exposed the mountains with mineral deposits, showing green, yellow, brown, red and other colors, like ribbons stretched on the ridges, attracting about 1,500 people every day.
Tour companies take tourists from Cusque to Rainbow Mountain by bus every day. The earliest tourists need to get on the bus at 4-5 a.m., then go through various hotels and hotels, and then go up the mountain road after loading up the bus.
Our family of four rented a taxi in advance, a Korean Kia sedan, and got on the road at 6 o'clock in the morning. Follow Highway 3S to the southeast, then turn onto Highway 124 and you will be there. The whole journey takes about two hours. But who would have thought that when the car drove for less than an hour and came to a bridge, it was found that the bridge was closed and the bridge was being repaired. I had no choice but to take the detour route. But this road, be obedient!
This is a winding road opened on the side of the mountain. It is just a road pushed out by bulldozers. It is not paved with gravel, let alone asphalt. It was winding and winding along the mountain, and I could just pass a car. One side is a split mountain wall, and the other side is a steep hillside.
Sometimes when encountering low-lying areas, the stones washed out by the rain on the road surface hit the chassis of the car. Every time I turned a corner, my heart was in my throat, and I was really afraid that a car would turn on the opposite side. I really want the driver to turn around and go back, can we just not go? But there is no place to turn around!
After nearly three hours of turbulence, we finally arrived at a parking lot near the town of Phulawasipata, and drove straight up 1,220 meters to a plateau at an altitude of 4,620 meters.
As soon as I got out of the car in the parking lot and moved around, I started to breathe. I discovered that my daughter’s red lips had also turned into violet.
Do you know what acute mountain sickness is? Acute mountain sickness refers to an acute syndrome that occurs due to the inability to adapt to a low-oxygen environment when traveling from low-altitude areas to high-altitude areas. Mild acute mountain sickness is altitude sickness, while severe acute mountain sickness can cause cerebral edema, pulmonary edema or cerebral pulmonary edema, which can be life-threatening if emergency rescue is not received.
From here, people can hike to the top of the mountain, which takes about two hours, depending on personal physical conditions; they can also ride horses, which takes about 40 minutes.
Our family often lives in a place with an altitude of only more than 300 meters. Based on our physical condition, we decided to transform our entire family from mechanical soldiers into cavalry.
Our driver helped us arrange four horses, one for each person and a pony (the horses are about the same size as Icelandic horses) for 80 soles (approximately US$27) per person.
The driver received a kickback from the horse owner according to the rules.
The stone in the middle of the photo is the Shangma Stone.
After getting on the horse, under the guidance of the horse leader on foot, we headed to the top of the mountain along the rugged small "road". Walkers can be seen walking slowly along the way.
When they reached a narrow section of the road, the horseman was pushed off the road by his horse, and for a time he let his horse go. The horse began to trot. Hey, there's an old man coming soon!
Holding the saddle tightly with one hand and the camera with the other hand, I entered a state after calming down a little - Lian Po is not old, he can still leap on the horse, cross the sword, and be proud of the plateau!
Adjusting the SLR camera to speed priority is like waving my Browning. I don’t aim (and I can’t aim at it), just rely on the feeling, “click, click, click” -? The shooting skills I usually practice Now it finally comes in handy.
Look, how did it go? This is my first time riding a horse!
The sky is clear and clear, and the vast Eastern Ocean covers the universe.
The snow-capped mountains are covered with autumn frost. p>
The llamas were leisurely and a few villagers were enjoying the sun.
A local man was hiking up a mountain carrying a large package.
On the hillside, you can see patches of green moss scattered among the sand and stones, just like the landscape of Iceland.
Halfway through the journey, let the horse rest and drink some water.
Forty minutes later, we arrived at the place where we dismounted, nearly 5,000 meters above sea level, and we could already see all kinds of people on the top of the mountain. That's our goal today.
Looking back, the mountain road is winding and the mountains are continuous. When viewed from the side, there are ridges and peaks, with different heights near and far.
A local cargo carrier also arrived.
The horse leader takes a break, eats, drinks and supplies, and then goes down quickly and brings another tourist up.
I saw him sharing a piece of steamed bun with his horse, and I raised my hand to take a picture of this "lovely licking the calf" moment!
After making an appointment with the horse leader to pick us up, we took a breath and started to climb to the top.
My legs felt like they were falling on millstones, and my steps were difficult. He pauses every two steps and rests every three steps. His heart beats like a drum, and his breath sounds like a bellows. ?
The oxygen concentration at sea level accounts for 21% of the air, but here it is only 11%.
Climbing a slope of more than 200 meters long and about 30 degrees feels like struggling to run the final sprint of 2,000 meters!
This altitude is already the height of the Everest Mountaineering Training Base.
Seeing me stop to catch my breath, a middle-aged man coming down the slope asked me with concern, "Are you okay, man?"
"Okay," I answered affirmatively. . You will be at the top of the mountain and have a panoramic view of the mountains! "Just need...a breath...a few breaths."
He handed over a vial and said, "Try this."
He poured a little into the palm of my hand, asked me to rub it quickly with both hands, then brought it to my mouth and nose and inhaled deeply, "How is it?"
"Yeah , good. Feeling much better. Thank you very much! "It feels like our Liushen toilet water.
"My friend, where are you from?" I asked.
"Puerto Rico". Thank you kindhearted people.
Looking back, Rainbow Mountain comes into view. The path carved by tourists' footprints appears and disappears on the ridge, and the flow of people moves from the invisible distance to the feet.
Finally up, the altitude is 5036 meters! The walk took 35 minutes, which is equivalent to walking less than six meters per minute.
The cold wind blew, and the sunlight penetrated the thin air and hit people, but it did not bring much warmth.
There is no grass growing, only sand and rocks. Only a few plateau eagles are stationed on the ridge not far away.
The canyons covered with yellow-green vegetation set off various mountains, vast and vast.
Local vendors sell various supplies here.
In this polar region, they did not rip off money. Even though they had to carry it hard on their backs, the price was even lower than in Cusk. There is no great kindness!
Want to take a photo with the cute alpacas on this peak? Yes, just give me a tip.
Want to keep a souvenir or show off to your friends that you have climbed a 5,000-meter peak? Get a stamp in your passport.
The continuous Rainbow Mountain has pleasant colors, winding up and down like a seven-color dragon, shaking its muscles and bones for thousands of years.
Go to the plateau in the year of knowing your destiny,
Pass the five levels with a leaping horse and brandish a sword;
Climb the mountain and climb the peak to look at the colorful dragon,
The plateau Range Rover touches the blue sky.
This trip is well worth it!
I'm here! You can blow it.
The 5,000-meter peak will be the highest point in my life. There will be no next time, and it will not be higher!
(Last Chapter)