The Killing That Tore Peru's Viral Hotspot Apart

Rainbow Mountain offers tourists a picture-perfect view that has flooded social media feeds across the globe. Sitting at 17,000 feet in the Andes, its multi-colored peak has become Peru’s second most popular tourism destination after Machu Picchu. But behind this viral beauty spot is the story of an indigenous community torn apart by money, cries for help ignored by authorities and a killing.

Read more: A Murder on Peru's Rainbow Mountain Shows the Dangers of a Tourism Boom
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