Valle de la Luna, San Pedro de Atacama

#5 among attractions in San Pedro de Atacama

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Valle de la Luna (address: Valle al norte del Valle de la luna, Cordillera de Los Andes, Cordillera de la Sal y la Cordillera de Domeyko.) is a place located in San Pedro de Atacama (Antofagasta region) and belongs to the category of view point.

It is situated at an altitude of 8517 feet, and its geographical coordinates are 22°55'1"S latitude and 68°15'16"W longitude.

Among other places and attractions worth visiting in the area are: Mars Valley / Death Valley (natural attraction, 60 min walk), Pukará de Quitor (ruins, 79 min walk), Meteorite Museum (specialty museum, 88 min walk).

Coordinates: 22°55'1"S, 68°15'16"W

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Valle al norte del Valle de la luna, Cordillera de Los Andes, Cordillera de la Sal y la Cordillera de Domeyko.San Pedro de Atacama Chile

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Valle de la Luna – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Pukará de Quitor, R. P. Gustavo Le Paige Archaeological Museum, Tulor, Church of San Pedro de Atacama.

3.1 miNE
Pre-Columbian stone fortress
Pukará de Quitor, San Pedro de Atacama
79 min walk • Pukará de Quitor stands as a testament to the pre-Columbian fortifications' architectural prowess, located just 3 kilometers northwest of the oasis town of San Pedro de Atacama, in the arid heart of Chile's Atacama Desert.
3.5 miE
Specialty museum, Museum, History museum
R. P. Gustavo Le Paige Archaeological Museum, San Pedro de Atacama
90 min walk • R. P. Gustavo Le Paige Archaeological Museum is a museum located in San Pedro de Atacama, Chile. It houses a collection of about 380,000 pre-Columbian artifacts from the Atacameño culture. The museum is named after Jesuit missionary Father Gustavo Le Paige, who was its founder.
3.6 miS
Archaeological site
Tulor, Los Flamencos National Reserve
92 min walk • Tulor is an archaeological site located in the Norte Grande natural region of the Antofagasta Region, Chile near San Pedro de Atacama. The site is a former village complex with an area of 5,200 m² and 22 outlying edifices. The settlement's remains are distributed in an east-west fashion along 2 km.
3.5 miE
Church, Architecture
Church of San Pedro de Atacama, San Pedro de Atacama
89 min walk • The Church of San Pedro de Atacama is a Catholic church in San Pedro de Atacama, Chile. Constructed during the Spanish colonial period, it is reportedly the second oldest church in Chile. Indigenous adobe material was used in the church's construction, whose appearance is characterized as simple and elegant.
3.4 miE
22°54'29"S • 68°12'6"W
Meteorite Museum, San Pedro de Atacama
88 min walk • Specialty museum, Museum
2.3 miNE
22°53'55"S • 68°13'26"W
Mars Valley / Death Valley, San Pedro de Atacama
60 min walk • Natural attraction, Valley