Atacama
Desert & Altiplano, Chile
Quebradas Intermedias
Peñaliri
- Hike
- Moderate
- 16 km / 9.9 mi
- Full-day
- 6 h
Exploration Path
We take a van to Machuca, an Andean Plateau village. We begin exploring a wetland and then walk along a creek to the Grande River. In this exploration we can see fauna and typical Andean farming terraces. We have lunch at Peñaliri, an abandoned village.
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As if sliced off from the desert’s mantle, the ravines in this zone were created over millions of years by the forces of water and wind. Plunging into the abyss, they are sculptures that only time could shape.
Elevation Profile
- Elevation Gain
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273 m 895 ft
- Elevation Loss
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-1056 m -3464 ft
- Max. Altitude
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4.012 m 13.159 ft
- Min. Altitude
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3.218 m 10.555 ft
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