Cerro de los Siete Colores

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Cerro de los Siete Colores is a striking multicolored hill near Purmamarca in Argentina, famous for its vividly banded rock formations created by layered sediments and mineral deposits.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Cerro de los Siete Colores canonical 3
Cerro de los 7 Colores 1

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf geological formation
hill
tourist attraction
accessFrom Route 9 (Argentina)
approximateAge millions of years
climateContext semi-arid
continent South America
country Argentina
formationType layered sediments
stratified deposits
geologicalProcess erosion
sedimentation
tectonic uplift
hasColor brown
green
pink
purple
red
white
yellow
hasLocalName Cerro de los 7 Colores
hasMineral calcium carbonate
clay minerals
copper compounds
iron oxides
hasRockType sedimentary rock
hasViewOf Purmamarca valley
linked to: Purmamarca
heritageContext Quebrada de Humahuaca UNESCO World Heritage Site
knownFor multicolored rock strata
scenic landscape
vividly banded formations
languageOfName Spanish
locatedIn Jujuy Province
Northwest Argentina
Purmamarca
Quebrada de Humahuaca
meaningOfName Hill of Seven Colors
near Purmamarca town
linked to: Purmamarca

Quebrada de Purmamarca
partOf Andes
photoSubject landscape photography
popularWith domestic tourists
international tourists
region Puna and Quebrada region of Jujuy
linked to: Puna de Jujuy
tourismActivity hiking
photography
sightseeing
viewpointFrom Purmamarca village
linked to: Purmamarca

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Jujuy Province knownFor Cerro de los Siete Colores
Quebrada de Humahuaca notableSite Cerro de los Siete Colores
Purmamarca hasLandmark Cerro de los Siete Colores
Cerro de los Siete Colores hasLocalName Cerro de los 7 Colores
linked to: Cerro de los Siete Colores