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TIL about Rainbow Mountain, a holy site that sits 16,000 ft in the Peruvian Andes. In 2015, snowmelt revealed the rock’s unique mineralogy, which created a marbling effect, with layered hues of beautiful colors. It’s now a popular tourist trek from June-August.

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