Locations

The walk by Copiapó Valley is a 216 kms (133.92 miles) round circuit through a paved road. Start from Copiapó, following this route and you will find these beautiful sites: -Between kms 14 and 15 you will find Tierra Amarilla, inhabited by 8.578 people In here you can arrange a visit to the Site Minning Museum. It was the first one of its [...]

(Green Valley) Copiapó has 125.983 inhabitants and is the capital city of the Region of Atacama, officially founded on December 8th, 1744. Occupied by spaniard and previously for indians, has a long tradition linked to mining resources. City attractive sites: San Francisco Church was built in 1872. In the inside, the marquetry made by the priests is remarkable, as well as [...]

San Pedro de Atacama and Atacama Desert is one of the touristic highlights for any North of Chile tours, visited throughout the year by foreigners attracted by its magnetic charm and natural mystic. San Pedro de Atacama is located in one of the oasis of II region. Has 1.938 inhabitants approximately and  is placed at 2.438 meter height above sea level. San [...]

(Point of the spear) Chuquicamata is an excellent opportunity to know the mining the operation of a gigantic copper mine. The mine is located at 8,70 miles from Calama. Has a population, of 10,465 inhabitants, is distributed in two nucleus: the Camping of Employees, oldest, and the New Camping, united by the Tocopilla Av. The mining Camping of Chuquicamata [...]

Gorge of the Devil or as locals call it “La garganta del Diablo” , with a steep unevenness that descends to the valley of the Ibáñez River, displays strange caves with rocky formation and a particular fauna composed by lizards, foxes and hares. This stroll acquires mysterious tone under the starred sky and with the light of the torches. It [...]

The Valle de la Luna (Valley of the Moon) is 8,08 miles to the west of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile, on the old road to Calama, to the south of the new highway. Is one of the highlights on any North of Chile tours, because of its strange natural beauty. The valley of the Moon is [...]

Tulor village was discovered in 1956 by the father Gustavo le Paige S.J. It is one of the oldest human settlements on salt bed, dates from between 800 BC and 500 AD. The village is now an open museum and being just 10 kms distance from any of the San Pedro de Atacama hotels is great for those who [...]

(Inca’s Fortification) Located at 1,86 miles from San Pedro de Atacama is on the hill of Quitor. was declared National Monument in 1982 Pukará is the name given by Incas to building that acted as Forts, constructed by the atacameño’s culture to defend itself of other towns that inhabited South America. Pukara of Quitor dates from more than 700 years. Built [...]

(The old man that cries) Framed by an imposing landscape of barren beauty at 97 kms from San Pedro de Atacama are placed the Geysers of Tatio, a geothermal field of volcanic origin, at an altitude of 13.123,36 feet above sea level, where the water and the steam violently appear from the depths. From 2005 it is [...]

(To walk jumping throughout) Toconao has 546 inhabitants and it is situated on an altitude of 8.120,08 ft above sea level, at 38 kms from San Pedro de Atacama. Due to its handcrafting heritage and beautiful oasis surroundings it is an unique site to visit, and it is included in our San Pedro de Atacama Tour. This fascinating oasis, which waters flow [...]