Piedras Rojas. A simply breathtaking place. Tours in San Pedro de Atacama

This fascinating and beautiful landscape of reddish color is located at an altitude of 4,200 meters above sea level, with a distance of 160 km from San Pedro de Atacama. Is lies within the Altiplanic zone of the Andes mountain range of Chile.

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Here, visitors will be surprised by the colors and tonalities that the stones acquire due to the oxidation of the iron.

In oder to access this beautiful place, a specialized guide with extensive experience in the mountain route is required, because this place is not marked nor does it have an established route on maps.

But this tour does not only allow to explore this reddish landscape, we will also visit the ruins of Magna and the salt flat of Tuyajto - landscapes that very few agencies dare to include because they are located far away. Additionally, on this full day tour we will be stopping at other places like the salt flat of Atacama, Chaxa lagoon, Miscanti lagoon, lagoon Meñiques, Toconao town, and the town of Socaire.