Geology in Peru

Discover 11 places to experience unusual geology in Peru.

Añashuayco Quarry

An outdoor gallery of sculptures chiseled from a unique stone.

Similar rock formations cover other parts of the hill

Rodadero Slides

Did Inca children also slide down these smooth rocky slopes above Cusco?

Looking down Cotahuasi Canyon.

Unyun pruwinsya, Peru

Cotahuasi Canyon

With nearly double the depth of the Grand Canyon, this Peruvian canyon is one of the deepest in the world.

The "map" petroglyph

San Martín, Peru

Petroglyphs of Polish

This set of mysterious petroglyphs in the Peruvian jungle could shed light on centuries-old activities in the region.

Pitumarca, Peru

Rainbow Mountain

A remote candy-striped mountain in the Peruvian Andes straight out of the pages of Dr. Seuss.

The Boiling River.

Puerto Inca, Peru

The Boiling River of the Amazon

This scalding hot river was thought to be a myth until one geoscientist made it his quest to study the mystical waters.

Supposedly a carving of a human face.

Callahuanca, Peru

Marcahuasi Ruins

A mysterious pre-Incan ruin believed to have miraculous healing powers.

Casma District, Peru

Huayllay National Sanctuary

A remarkable geological formation resembling a forest made of stone.

Huayllay Stone Forest

Extraordinary rock formations in open Peruvian fields.

Zigzag aqueduct

Cumbe Mayo and Los Frailones

Pre-Incan aqueduct amidst a stone forest in Peru.

Petroglyph of a llama. (Wikimedia Commons)

Toro Muerto

Thousands of volcanic rocks carved 1,000 years ago.

Example of pyramid shaped truncated ridge spurs

Pyramids of Paratoari

Mysterious "dots" seen from a satellite in southeast Peru.