San pedro de atacama（Spanish: San Pedro de Atacama) isChileA small town in the north, one of the three most popular tourist areas in Chile (the next is Easter Island and Torres del Paine National Park). The nearest airport to San Pedro de Atacama is Calama Airport (120 kilometers away), about 90 minutes by bus. Almost all the sights and restaurants in the city are within walking distance. You can rent bicycles to explore nearby places, such as Pukara de Quitor, Aldea de Tulor, and Valle de la Luna), and the salt lake (Laguna Cejar).
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FromCalamaPassengers to San Pedro de Atacama are Bus Frontera (Buses Frontera), Atacama 2000 (Bus Atacama) and Tur Bus (Tur Bus)
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Thule Village
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Moon Valley
- 1 Church of San Pedro（Iglesia de San Pedro）。IntroductionIt is a Catholic church in San Pedro de Atacama. It is said that it was built during the Spanish colonial period and is the second cathedral in Chile. Its appearance is simple and elegant. The church was built in the seventeenth century, revised in the eighteenth century, and revised in the nineteenth century. The church was declared a historical monument in 1951.
- 2 Quidor Fort（Pukara de Quitor）。IntroductionA 12th-century fortress located 3 kilometers northwest of the city, overlooking the city.
- 3 Thule Village（Aldea de Tulor）。IntroductionA kilometer south of the city, the ruins of a pre-Columbian Atacama village.
- 4 Geyser（El Tatio geysers）。IntroductionLocated at 4,300 meters above sea level, it is the highest fountain in the world.
- Pretama Hot Springs（Termas Baños de Puritama）。IntroductionIt is located 30 kilometers north of the city, at the bottom of a canyon in the Atacama Desert, with an altitude of 3475 meters; there are 8 large geothermal hot springs.
- 5 Moon Valley（Valle de la Luna）。IntroductionLocated 15 kilometers west of the city, including the Valley of Mars (Valle de Marte), the Valley of Death (Valle de la Muerte) and the town of Tres Marias (Tres Marias), you can enjoy the beauty of the sunset.