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
The Quebrada de Humahuaca is a narrow mountain valley located in the province of Jujuy in northwest Argentina, north of Buenos Aires (). It is about long, oriented north–south, bordered by the Altiplano in the west and north, by the Sub-Andea ...
up to
Cuesta del Lipán, in
Jujuy Province
Jujuy is a province of Argentina, located in the extreme northwest of the country, at the borders with Chile and Bolivia. The only neighboring Argentine province is Salta to the east and south.
Geography
There are three main areas in Jujuy ...
,
Argentina
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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
The Argentine Northwest (, NOA) is a geographic and historical region of Argentina comprising the provinces of Catamarca Province, Catamarca, Jujuy Province, Jujuy, La Rioja Province, Argentina, La Rioja, Salta Province, Salta, Santiago del Estero ...
and all of
Argentina
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.
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 Argentinian 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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.
See also
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Purmamarca
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Quebrada de Humahuaca
The Quebrada de Humahuaca is a narrow mountain valley located in the province of Jujuy in northwest Argentina, north of Buenos Aires (). It is about long, oriented north–south, bordered by the Altiplano in the west and north, by the Sub-Andea ...
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Pucará de Tilcara
References
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External links
Article on the hill in the newspaper ''Sin Mordaza''. (In spanish)
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Tourist attractions in Jujuy Province