Who didn’t plan to do this amazing tour to Rainbow Mountain? Magnificent views all around you from the beginning of the trek, wonderful colors of the mountain itself, nor did anyone know that Rainbow Mountain would become one of the country’s most popular destinations before the arrival of the pandemic.
Since the beginning of the quarantine in Peru on March 15th, 2020, the rainbow mountain area has remained closed to any tourist, which is why the residents of the area decided to block the road just in case.
Vinicunca Mountain Prepares For Tourist Reactivation
Vinicunca Rainbow Mountain, is one of the most important destinations in Cusco and the second most visited after Machu Picchu, is preparing for its next reopening to tourism and is now in the process of implementing biosecurity protocols to prevent the spread of Covid-19.
They assure that the trip from the city of Cusco to the mountain Vinicunca will be only with formal tourist operators or authorized tour companies that will guarantee in the fulfillment of the measures of biosecurity, like the control of the temperature, the obligatory use of masks, facial protectors and alcohol in gel.
Peru’s Rainbow Mountain Will Reopen To Tourists in December
According to Dircetur the opening of the Rainbow Mountain will take place on December 18th of the present year, so until this date no tour operator will be able to take tourists to the town of Pitumarca or Cusipata.
