Places in the Atacama
This is the index of places in the atacama on Atacama Tours Chile. Each page below answers one question fully, and every one of them links back here so you can move between them without searching.
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El Tatio Geysers: What to Expect at 4,320 m
The largest geyser field in the southern hemisphere, at 4,320m. Why the tour leaves at 4:30am, what the fountains really look like, and the age rule.
Laguna Cejar and the Salt Lagoons
Where you float in the Atacama, and why it is not the lagoon on the sign. The rules on sunscreen and showers, and what the salt does.
Piedras Rojas and the Altiplanic Lagoons
The red rocks on the Salar de Talar and the lagoons at 4,140m, in one ten-hour day. What the altitude asks and what the fees cost.
Rainbow Valley and Yerbas Buenas
The mineral-striped valley 90km north of San Pedro and the petroglyphs beside it, the excursion most short itineraries leave out.
Salar de Atacama and the Flamingos at Chaxa
Chile's largest salt flat at 3,000 sq km, the three flamingo species at Laguna Chaxa, and the lithium operation you will drive past.
Valle de la Luna, San Pedro de Atacama
The salt valley 13km from town, its sunset, and the CONAF rules that mean you cannot walk in or buy a ticket at the gate.
Valle de la Muerte and Sandboarding
The dune above Death Valley, the only thing in the Atacama you do rather than look at, and the argument about the valley's name.