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Also known as Valle de Marte Located in the Cordillera de la Sal, many strange features come to light, such as its surrounding rock formation.

It is a mountainous and sandy valley that is very close to San Pedro and that has its attraction because to get there you go through the Cordillera de la Sal, which presents admirable natural sculptures.





Located 2 km from San Pedro de Atacama

San Pedro de Atacama is located 1,670 kms. north of Santiago de Chile.



By plane

It is the fastest way to access Calama and then to San Pedro (98 km).



From Santiago there are 5 daily frequencies on weekdays and 3 daily frequencies on weekends through Lan Chile.

The cheapest fare, round trip to Calama, costs around 120,000 pesos (US 170).



The trip with a stopover in the city of Antofagasta takes 2 hours 50 minutes.



By bus

The trip takes 20 hours from Santiago. There is a good level of service and comfort in buses with semi-bed seats.



You can check the value of the tickets and departure times, which offer the route in semi-bed and standard buses, in the following bus lines:



By car

For those who venture to arrive by car from Santiago, you should take Route 5 - Panamericana Norte.



It is advisable to make the trip in 2 sections, stopping at Caldera (870 km) or Bahía Inglesa and then continue the next day direct to Calama (800 km more), where you can stock up on everything you need to take to San Pedro.







It is a wonderful place for its geomorphology, and its topography, it is wonderful, it takes an hour and is accessible from the road, but one of the recommendations is not to try to hit the formations, since they are made of salt and are easily destroyed.



We must remember that this place does not exist life, nor humidity, turning it into the most inhospitable place of the planet. And the main thing, you should not miss the sunsets, since they are unforgettable, as the sun sinks, it paints the edges of the hills and parades in pastel tones, while the wind blows between the rocks and the sky passes purple and finally black.

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