Atacama
Desert & Altiplano, Chile
Explorations in
Atacama
Activity
Difficulty
Areas
Punta del Inca
Quebradas Intermedias
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Hike -
Moderate
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Half-day
We take a van to Guatín, a grazing area and junction point of the Puritama and Purifica rivers, and source of the Vilama River...
More details >Punta del Inca
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Exploration Path
We take a van to Guatín, a grazing area and junction point of the Puritama and Purifica rivers, and source of the Vilama River. There, we walk along a canyon known as the Valley of the Cacti due to the existence of giant cacti. We cut cross the canyon crossing the river several times and descending along different waterfalls.
84 m 275 ft
-223 m -731 ft
3.205 m 10.512 ft
3.066 m 10.056 ftElevation Profile
Kezar
Quebradas Intermedias
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Hike
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Easy
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Half-day
We start our exploration at the Puritama River creek. We descend to walk along the creek following the river bed between large rock walls...
More details >Kezar
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Exploration Path
We start our exploration at the Puritama River creek. We descend to walk along the creek following the river bed between large rock walls, shrubs and cacti over an irregular terrain. At the end, we arrive at the Puritama Hot Springs to enjoy the amazing properties of these thermal waters.
231 m 758 ft
-60 m -198 ft
3.538 m 11.605 ft
3.365 m 11.037 ftElevation Profile
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