Purico complex

#63 among destinations in Chile

Nature, Natural attraction, Volcano

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The Purico complex is a Pleistocene volcanic complex in Chile close to Bolivia, formed by an ignimbrite, several lava domes and stratovolcanoes and one maar. It is one of the Chilean volcanoes of the Andes, and more specifically the Chilean segment of the Central Volcanic Zone, one of the four volcanic belts which make up the Andean Volcanic Belt. The Central Volcanic Zone spans Peru, Bolivia, Chile and Argentina and includes 44 active volcanoes as well as the Altiplano-Puna volcanic complex, a system of large calderas and ignimbrites of which Purico is a member of. Licancabur to the north, La Pacana southeast and Guayaques to the east are separate volcanic systems. ()

Local name: Complejo de Puricó Elevation: 18711 ftCoordinates: 22°57'0"S, 67°45'0"W

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Purico complex – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Atacama Cosmology Telescope, Atacama Pathfinder Experiment, Llano de Chajnantor Observatory, University of Tokyo Atacama Observatory.

2.5 miW
Observatories and planetariums
Atacama Cosmology Telescope
64 min walk • The Atacama Cosmology Telescope is a six-meter diameter telescope located on Cerro Toco in the Atacama Desert in the north of Chile, near the Llano de Chajnantor Observatory.
4.5 miS
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Atacama Pathfinder Experiment
115 min walk • The Atacama Pathfinder Experiment is a radio telescope 5,064 meters above sea level, at the Llano de Chajnantor Observatory in the Atacama desert in northern Chile, 50 km east of San Pedro de Atacama built and operated by 3 European research institutes.
5 miS
Observatories and planetariums
Llano de Chajnantor Observatory
129 min walk • Llano de Chajnantor Observatory is the name for a group of astronomical observatories located at an altitude of over 4,800 m in the Atacama Desert of northern Chile.
2.6 miS
Observatories and planetariums
University of Tokyo Atacama Observatory
66 min walk • The University of Tokyo Atacama Observatory is an astronomical observatory located on the summit of Cerro Chajnantor, at an altitude of 5,640 m within a lava dome in the Atacama Desert of northern Chile.
3.3 miSE
Observatories and planetariums
Atacama Submillimeter Telescope Experiment
86 min walk • The Atacama Submillimeter Telescope Experiment is a 10-meter-diameter antenna built by Mitsubishi Electric as a preprototype for ALMA. The ASTE was deployed to its site on Pampa La Bola, near Cerro Chajnantor and the Llano de Chajnantor Observatory in northern Chile.
2 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Volcano
Cerro Toco
53 min walk • Cerro Toco is a stratovolcano located in the eastern part of the Atacama desert in Chile's II Region, approximately 6 km south of the border between Bolivia and Chile and 12 km SE of the Juriques and Licancabur volcanoes.
2.5 miW
Observatories and planetariums
Simons Observatory
63 min walk • The Simons Observatory is located in the high Atacama Desert in Northern Chile inside the Chajnator Science Preserve, at an altitude of 5,200 meters. The Atacama Cosmology Telescope and the Simons Array are located nearby and these experiments are currently making observations of the Cosmic Microwave Background.
3.3 miSE
Observatories and planetariums
NANTEN2 Observatory
85 min walk • The NANTEN2 Observatory is a southern sky observatory in the Atacama Desert of northern Chile. It is located at an altitude of 4,800 m on Pampa la Bola next to Cerro Chajnantor.
1.6 miW
Natural attraction, Mountain, Volcano
Cerro Toco
42 min walk • Cerro Toco is a stratovolcano located in the eastern part of the Atacama desert in Chile's II Region, approximately 6 km south of the border between Bolivia and Chile and 12 km SE of the Juriques and Licancabur volcanoes.