El Valle Rojo: a jewel of colours in the Peruvian Andes
by Maxime Grandin, Finnish Meteorological Institute, Helsinki, Finland
In the heart of the Peruvian Andes, a few hours' drive from Cuzco and approximately 5000 m above the sea level, the Valle Rojo humbles the fortunate visitor with its extremely vivid colours. The deep hues of red and green are produced by iron oxides and chlorite layers, respectively.
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- South America (360)
- Peru (33)
- Exact location (-71.3190 W, -13.8790 S)
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Taken on 7
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2025
Submitted on 8 April 2026
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Maxime Grandin (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu)
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