A gentle 30-minute walk offers an intimate look at the valley’s layered geological history.
Continue on to Hierbas Buenas, a site of remarkable pre-Columbian rock art. Etched into the walls of a natural shelter formed from compacted volcanic ash, these petroglyphs depict animals, symbols and enigmatic stories whose meanings remain partly shrouded in mystery – an extraordinary encounter with the desert’s ancient past.
Witness some of the clearest skies on Earth in the Atacama Desert, where the Milky Way arcs overhead. Using a professional telescope and naked-eye observation, explore celestial wonders and discover the Atacameñan perspective on the cosmos.
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Journey into the Salar de Atacama, where Toconao and Chaxa Lagoon reveal shimmering salt flats, roaming flamingos and desert horizons coloured by shifting light, offering a glimpse of the highland desert’s beauty.
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Experience the surreal beauty of Piedras Rojas Lagoon, where vivid red rocks frame turquoise waters and the horizon glows with color-shifting mountain ranges, revealing one of the Atacama’s most captivating high-altitude settings.
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Set out before dawn to witness El Tatio’s extraordinary geothermal field, where steam columns rise into the morning light and more than eighty active geysers animate the high-altitude landscape, revealing the Atacama Desert’s raw power and luminous beauty.
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Explore the surreal Valley of the Moon, where sculpted formations, shifting light and profound desert silence create an otherworldly landscape. Morning walks reveal the vast beauty of the Atacama, shaped over millennia by wind, water and time.
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Float effortlessly in the mineral-rich waters of Cejar Lagoon, a crystalline oasis on the edge of the Atacama Salt Flat, where afternoon light paints the desert in shifting hues and the vast horizon invites stillness and wonder.
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