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San Pedro de Atacama Chile

San Pedro de Atacama is located 2.500 mts. above sea level, on the north side of Atacama Salt Flat, an area of great tourist and archaeological attractions. The town is set on one of the many oasis formed by the rains of the "Bolivian Winter". Here, you can see really unique vegetation, like chañares, carob trees, and capsicum.

The area was the main development center of the atacameño culture, and then a scouting party for the Incas. You can take a look at the historic past of San Pedro de Atacama in the Archaeological Museum Padre Le Paige in Quitor Pukará and Tulor Village, near the town. You'll feel transported to another time when you go through the cultivation fields and visit the traditional adobe houses.

But it's not all archaeology. The surroundings of San Pedro de Atacama also offer various attractions and unique landscapes that have been formed due to the extreme conditions of the area (lack of water, volcanic activity and the presence of salt flats). The salt mountain range will surprise you with its Moon Valley and Tatio Geysers, which are a spectacle that not even mountain sickness can spoil. Also, Los Flamencos National Reserve is a display of the varied fauna that inhabits this hostile area. Finally, the towns of Toconao and Socaire show the lifestyle inherited from the ancient peoples.

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Information of San Pedro de Atacama Chile

Location
Region of Atacama. The nearest city is Calama, 98 kms. away. It's located 1.670 kms. north of Santiago.

When to go
Year round

How to get there

To get to there, first you must first get to Calama, which connects to San Pedro through an excellent highway. The fastest way to get to Calama is by plane in a two hour flight. By bus it takes about 20 hours.

By car, you must take Ruta 5-Panamericana Norte. It's recommended to divide the drive in two stretches, stopping in Caldera and then in Calama, where you can get all you need to take to San Pedro.

Attractions
San Pedro Church
Archaeological Museum Padre Le Paige S.J.
Inca House
Quitor Pukará

Activities
Trekking
Photography
Culture tours
Thermal Springs in Chile

Services
Accommodation, meals, transportation, roads.

Surroundings
Calama City
Talar Salt Flat
Licancabur Volcano
Moon Valley
Tulor Village
Lascar Volcano
Tatio Geysers
Puritama
Liscanti Lagoon
Atacama Salt Flat

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