Atacama
Desert & Altiplano, Chile
Explorations in
Atacama
Activity
Difficulty
Areas
Guatin
Quebradas Intermedias
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Horseback Ride -
Expert
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Full-day
We go to the Catarpe Valley and continue to go through a place known as Garganta del Diablo (Devil’s Throat). We horseback ride through...
More details >Guatin
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Exploration Path
We go to the Catarpe Valley and continue to go through a place known as Garganta del Diablo (Devil’s Throat). We horseback ride through water courses and different creeks. Finally, we ride up a hill until we reach ancient cattlemen roads. Lunch at Puritame Reserve.
For experienced and advanced riders only. This exploration is only available for advanced riders who have mastered rising trot and canter over uneven terrain in open spaces and on all types of horses. A test in the hotel is required before going out into the desert.
850 m 2788 ft
-70 m -231 ft
3.211 m 10.532 ft
2.743 m 8.997 ftElevation Profile
Ayllus
Cuenca del salar
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Bike
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Easy
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Half-day
We bike ride to the archaeological site of Beter, one of the first Atacameño settlements. We get off the bicycle to visit the site and learn about...
More details >Ayllus
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Exploration Path
We bike ride to the archaeological site of Beter, one of the first Atacameño settlements. We get off the bicycle to visit the site and learn about the local history. Next, we continue to the ayllu in Solor to visit the Librería del desierto, the first rural book store in Chile. We return to the hotel by bicycle.
119 m 390 ft
-119 m -390 ft
2.431 m 7.974 ft
2.385 m 7.823 ftElevation Profile
Cejar
Cuenca del salar
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Bike
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Easy
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Half-day
We leave by bike from Explora, we will cross different ayllus (old social and agricultural communities atacamañeñas) to enter...
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Exploration Path
We leave by bike from Explora, we will cross different ayllus (old social and agricultural communities atacamañeñas) to enter the northern part of the Atacama salt flat to one of its first lagoons, Laguna Cejar. We can bathe in one of its lagoons.
42 m 137,1 ft
-126 m -413 ft
2.431 m 7.974 ft
2.339 m 7.672 ftElevation Profile
Piedra de la Coca
Cuenca del salar
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Bike
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Advanced
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Half-day
We leave by bicycle to Catarpe through a road that goes up to the Salt Mountain Range. We go through an ancient tunnel...
More details >Piedra de la Coca
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Exploration Path
We leave by bicycle to Catarpe through a road that goes up to the Salt Mountain Range. We go through an ancient tunnel before starting a descent that will take us to the Piedra de la Coca, a site with petroglyphs. We continue our trip to the Paciencia plains through stony grounds and on our way back we pass through the Mars Valley.
560 m 1836,8 ft
-560 m -1837 ft
2.642 m 8.666 ft
2.431 m 7.974 ftElevation Profile
