San Pedro de Atacama and the surroundings
offer to the visitors a different variety of places with strong
touristic interest for all tastes.
According
to the tourism agencies that you find in San Pedro de
Atacama, the touristic circuits more recognized by the
tourist are :
· Geyser del Tatio
· Valle de la Luna
· Salar de Atacama
· Lagunas Altiplánicas
· Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia
· Arqueológico
· Salar de Tara y Moais de la Pacana
Nevertheless, volcanoes ascensions are important too.
The most popular volcanoes among the tourists are:
Licancabur
5965
m
Lascar
5580 m *activo
Llullaillaco
6723 m 2da.
en Andes
Sairecabur
6005 m
Putana
5850 m *activo
Colorado
5748 m
Pili
6100 m
Miñiques
5910 m
Tocor
5604 m
San Pedro
5974 m *activo
The trekking are without doubt the best way to go over
and understand. Among the destinies more attending by
the walkers are: UNDER THE 2600MT.
· Valle de la Luna
· Quebrada de Cari
· Río Salado
· Pukara de Quitor y Katarpe
· Garganta del diablo
· Cavernas de Chulacao
· Pozo 3
OVER THE 3500MT.
· Quebrada de río Puritama
· Guatin - Vilama
· Machuca - Río Grande
· San Bartolo.
A ride on bicycle or a horseback riding by the surrounding
can be nice. The more frecuently directions that are used: ·
Valle de la Luna
· Valle de la Muerte
· Pukara de Quitor y Catarpe
· Laguna Cejas
· Ruinas de Tulor
· Paso de los Toros (Tunel)
· Ayllus de SPA
The possibility of going inside places wholly innospitate
with a 4WD, can be an unforgetable adventure. The destinies
more attending by 4x4 are:
· Salar de Tara - Moais de
la Pacana
· Paso Huatiquina
· Salar de Atacama
The most popular villages among the tourist are: · Chiu
- Chiu
· Machuca
· Toconao
· Socaire
· Camar
· Talabre
· Peine
· Río Grande
· Caspana
· Lasana
· Ayquina
· Toconce
· Turi
· Cupo
Among the archaeological sites more important of the zone
are: ·
Aldea de Tulor
· Pukara de Quitor
· Tambo Inca Catarpe
· Pukara de Lasana
· Zapar
· Tulan
· Tuina
ARTE RUPESTRE
· Piedra de la Coca
· Río Salado
· Quebrada de Tambores
· Yerbas Buenas
· Río Loa, Taira
· Río Caspana
· Peine
· Quebrada de Jerez, Toconao
A swimm during the journey can be an experience very nice.
The places more attending for this cases are :
· Puritama hot springs
· Geyser del Tatio swimming pool
· Cejas lagoon
· Pozo 3 (3km from SPA)
· Jerez gorge in Toconao
· Peine swimming pool
· Some hotel swimming pools
Always exist different places where not all the tourist
go and this could be the following ones: ·
Laguna Llonas
· Los ojos de Tebinquiche
· Geyser Blanco
· Putana
· Altos del Loa
· El valle de las Yaretas
· Paniri
· El valle del arcoiris
· Cerro Kimal
· El valle de los Totem
