Atacama
Desert & Altiplano, Chile
Quebradas Intermedias
Punta del Inca
- Hike
- Moderate
- 3,8 km / 2.3 mi
- Half-day
- 2 h 40 m
Exploration Path
We take a van to Guatín, a grazing area and junction point of the Puritama and Purifica rivers, and source of the Vilama River. There, we walk along a canyon known as the Valley of the Cacti due to the existence of giant cacti. We cut cross the canyon crossing the river several times and descending along different waterfalls.
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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84 m 275 ft
- Elevation Loss
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-223 m -731 ft
- Max. Altitude
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3.205 m 10.512 ft
- Min. Altitude
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3.066 m 10.056 ft
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