Purmamarca And The Hill of Seven Colors
Cerro de los Siete Colores or “The Hill of Seven Colors” is one of the hills bordering the tiny village of Purmamarca, in Jujuy Province, in north-western Argentina. Sprung up around seventy-five million years ago, the hill was formed by a complex geological process that involved deposition of sea, lake and river movements and subsequent elevation of the land due to the movement of the tectonic plates.

The hill is called such due to the various pigments acquired by the minerals that make up the sedimentary layers. It is said that you can see seven colors in the hill, but most people can pick out only four. The colors are most clearly visible in the morning. The hill is best seen from the main road about 400 meters before entering the village.
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