Explorations in
Atacama

This exploration leads to the Vilama Pukara viewpoint, where you'll uncover the remains of a Likan Antay fortress, once vital for safeguarding fertile lands and the river delta of the Vilama River

The Oasis E-bike exploration uncovers the ancient settlements of the Licanantay culture in the Atacama Desert.

The Atacama Salt Flat is an endorheic basin with highly saline water outcrops, one of which is the Cejar Lagoon. We will venture into the northern part of the salt flat, surrounded by the vastness and accompanied by the Andean volcanoes. Once at Cejar, we will be able to enter its waters and float in the middle of the driest desert in the world.

We will travel into the interior of the desert where nature and history blend. We will walk inside an incredible and gigantic canyon, an arm eroded by the water of the San Pedro River that flows within it. We will arrive at a sector with a great quantity of petroglyphs, as the place was a refuge for caravans. For most of the hike, we will be walking through water. *It is recommended to bring two pairs of shoes.

At the foot of the Salt mountains, we come to the Catarpe Valley, which receives the San Pedro river that feeds the oasis and the salt marsh. In the valley, we will begin our hike in the Quebrada Chulaco, a great canyon with high walls, with curves and serpentine shapes formed by moldable minerals and water erosion. Upon leaving the canyon we will hike up to a viewpoint with 360° views of the desert and its mountain ranges. We return along the same trail.

This hike is a journey through the history of the old caravans and their interaction with the desert. We will cross from the Vilama sector toward the Catarpe Valley along old desert trails until reaching the great canyons in Quebrada Chulaco. This hike gives us broad 360° views that will allow us to understand the desert's different areas and formations.

We ride our bicycles to the Catarpe Valley in the Salt Ridge. We pedal through switch paths between canyons...

We take a van to the Salt Mountain Range to see typical desert landscapes: open reddish clay grounds, sand dunes...

We leave in a van to Toconao, located to the south of San Pedro de Atacama. We walk to the village square and then through an area...

In this exploration we learn about the Atacameño history and culture. We start with a guided tour of an archaeological deposit...

We bike ride to the Catarpe Valley. We ride up to Cuchabrache, through an old road that crosses the Salt Mountain Range...

We take a van up to the Catarpe Valley, where we begin ascending the Salt Mountain Range. On the way, we’ll see petroglyphs...

We bike ride to the San Pedro River and follow its course to Catarpe. We go through the Quitor pukará...

We take a van to the Salt Mountain Range and begin bike riding in the Paciencia plains. We travel to the Moon Valley through...

We leave by bicycle to Catarpe through a road that goes up to the Salt Mountain Range. We go through an ancient tunnel...