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Photo of the Day: A Good Luck Sunset

| by Jason on August 28th, 2024 | No Comments » | Photo of the Day

San Pedro de Atacama is a Chilean town and commune in El Loa Province, Antofagasta Region. It is located east of Antofagasta, some 106 km (60 mi) southeast of Calama and the Chuquicamata copper mine, overlooking the Licancabur volcano. There are various activities for tourist and adventurers in the San Pedro de Atacama area: trekking, climbing, archaeological sightings, exploration tours in natural landscapes and even sand boarding in the desert. Because of its altitude, a brief period of acclimatization may be required.

Valle de la Luna (“Valley of the Moon”), a moon-like landscape with ruins of old Chilean salt mines, and worker huts. Valle de la Muerte (Death Valley): a valley where gigantic dunes and rocks abound. – Wikipedia

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Stack of Rocks Symbolizing Good Luck in San Pedro de Atacama Desert

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| by Jason on April 15th, 2024 | 3 Comments » | Chile, South America

Dirt Streets of San Pedro de Atacama

San Pedro de Atacama is an adventure town located in Chile’s Northern Salt Mountains and is an extreme desert environment.  The landscape is very picturesque with snow capped mountains in the distance and desert valleys that glow orange when the sun sets. (more…)

Photo of the Day: Vanilla Sky Sunset in the Atacama Desert

| by Aracely on April 15th, 2024 | No Comments » | Photo of the Day

San Pedro de Atacama is located around beautiful landscapes.  During our Valle de la Luna tour in the Atacama desert with Cactus Tours we visited the Mirador where we witnessed yet another beautiful sunset that reminded us of a vanilla sky.

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Vanilla Sky Sunset in the Atacama Desert of Chile

Photo of the Day: A Road to Nowhere in San Pedro de Atacama

| by Aracely on March 21st, 2024 | No Comments » | Photo of the Day

This photo was taken in Guatin, which is just outside of San Pedro de Atacama, a small adventure tourist town located in Chile’s Atacama Desert.  We drove through Guatin during our Cactus and Geyser Tour with Cactus Expeditions.  The desert is flanked by snow capped mountains creating a brilliant contrast in landscapes and environments.

A Road Through Guatin Near San Pedro de Atacama, Chile

Photo of the Day: Cactus Valley, Chile

| by Jason on March 19th, 2024 | 1 Comment » | Photo of the Day

We visited the Cardon Cactus Valley during our trek with Cactus Excursions from San Pedro de Atacama. We learned that the Cardon Cactus is protected in Chile because of it’s slow growth. A cactus this tall is thousands of years old. The different “arms” that you see in the picture is actually a different Cardon Cactus growing on a cactus. The wind blows the see of the flower from cactus to cactus.

Cardon Cactus Valley

Photo of the Day: Valle de la Luna, Chile

| by Aracely on March 3rd, 2024 | No Comments » | Photo of the Day

Valley of the Moon (Valle de la Luna) is located 13 kilometers west of San Pedro in the Cordillera de la Sal, in the Atacama desert of Chile. It has various stone and sand formations which have been created through the centuries by floods and wind and has also given it an impressive range of color and texture, looking somewhat similar to the surface of the moon. Wikipedia

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Road to Valle de la Luna