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San Pedro de Atacama is a commune of the north of Chile, of the Province of the Loa in II the Region of Antofagasta, located to 2,436 meters on the level of the sea and to 22º 54´ 39.7´´ of South latitude and 68º 12´ 00.2´´ of west longitude (Place of San Pedro de Atacama WGS-84). With a surface of 23,439 km ² and one population of 4,969 inhabitants (2,041 women and 2,928 men), the commune of San Pedro de Atacama welcomes in a 1.01% of the total population of the region, a 61.00% correspond to rural population and 39.00% to urban population (Data Censales 2002). Integra along with the communes of Tocopilla, Maria Elena, Ollagüe and Calama the Electoral District N° 3 and belongs to 2ª Senatorial Circumscription (Antofagasta).

General performances

  • Founded like: San Pedro de Atacama.
  • Foundation: 1450.
  • Population: 4,969 inhabitants.
  • Surface: 23,439 km ².
  • Densidad: 0.2 Hab/km ².
  • Region: II of Antofagasta.
  • Province: The Loa.
  • Circumscription: II - Antofagasta.

History

It is the oldest town of Chile, is thought that year 1450 was founded by the Inca Tupac Yupanqui, soon in 1536 east small village was visited by the Spanish followers of Diego de Almagro when this one wine to discover Chile. In 1540 Pedro de Valdivia encamped here in its trip from Peru to conquer Chile, naming to the town like “San Pedro de Atacama” in own honor.

Attractive tourist

In his beginnings it was destiny of travelling mochileros and, but today they arrive tourist from all parts, European and foreign especially attracted by the natural beauties of the zone and the particular enchantment of the town.

Main the attractiveness is in the neighborhood of the town, nevertheless in the few pictures of San Pedro is possible to find interest sites as Paige is the Museum of San Pedro de Atacama created by the priest Gustavo Belgian Him. Other places are the church, the market and the cemetery.

To the south of the town the Salar de Atacama that has the greater world-wide lithium reserve, near 45% is located. Other imperdibles places are the Geisers of the Tatio, the Valley of the Moon and the Spas of Puritana.

Archaeological museum R.P. Gustavo Him Paige

The Arqueol Museum ógico R.P.Gustavo Him Paige is located in the commune of San Pedro de Atacama, in II the Region of Antofagasta, Chile.

Paige, that dedicated Him almost all their life, to the study, search and harvesting of archaeological rest of the zone takes to the name of the distinguished Gustavo Jesuit. Fruit of this long work is the museum (inaugurated in 1957) that at present takes its name, and that contains the greatest collection of archaeological pieces of the culture atacameña (near 380,000). She is without a doubt one of the tourist attractions of the town of San Pedro.

At the moment it depends on the Catholic University of the North.

Church of San Pedro de Atacama

The Church of San Pedro de Atacama was created like parish before 1641. In March of 1557 the provitero Cristóbal Diaz gave misa in ayllu of San Pedro de Atacama, before Juan, main cacique of Atacama and the other natives. The exact date of the construction of the church is not known, but already in 1641 it worked like parish.

The Great Salar de Atacama

This extensive sea of salt is constituted by small saline lagoons of blue, turkish, pink or gray colors, and furrowed by water brooks that arise to the surface, because under its white and rough cover, is a great brackish water lake. Salar of Atacama is an important source of economic development since in the South side of this one are miners who extract potassium, boron, magnesium and by mainly lithium because salar of Atacama she owns 40% of the world-wide reserves of this mineral.

Village of Tulor

Pre-Columbian village with an antiquity of around 2,800 A.C. At his time it was inhabited by near 150 200 inhabitants approximately, dedicated mainly to the ceramics, weave, agriculture and cattle ranch. The architecture was given by constructions of mud in circular form, these houses were back-to-back with others and patios and passages intercommunicated through. The enclosures, whose foundations were based previously on excavated canals, were constructed with adobe, acquiring a vaulted form that can reach near 2 meters of stop and that ends in a conical ceiling affirmed by wood posts.
This village was buried by the sand and today is a museum in this site, reproducing the original houses with the same elements of long ago. A viewpoint with routes exists that allows to observe from the stop the formation of the village.

Valley of the Moon

This valley is beautiful by its conformation similar to the lunar valley, is in the heat of Mountain range of the Salt and in the edge of the Salar de Atacama. It is a surprising geologic spectacle of great beauty located to 2,550 m.s.n.m, formed makes 22 million years, when they originated formation and you fold of horizontal layers of sediments of an old one to salar, that converged in horizontal form due to constant movements and foldings of the terrestrial crust. On these you fold deposited fractions of rocks and ashes due to the volcanic activity of long ago. Nowadays this constituted by sedimentary rocks with salt interleaves, plaster, chlorate, borate and clay that arise. The wind and the action of other agents atmospherics have carved sculptural forms with crests filosas, knolls and depressions transform that it into an extraordinary landscape, unique in our country.

Broken of Jere

This gorge forms natural swimming pools which are very concurred by the tourists at time of summer, the North side is a steep and rocky wall where it is possible to be found some petroglyphs. This gorge owns a special microclimate for the production of fruits like pears, figs and quinces. The predominant flora of the place is the tails of fox and the cactaceous ones. The fauna is constituted by auquénidos as flames, alpacas, vicunas, among others.

Pukara de Quitor

This impressive construction that dates from century XII, is formed by volumes constructed with great stones alternate with smaller, united with earth mortar. For their construction aterrazamiento techniques were used and containment, can be observed around 200 structures greater than others.

It takes his name from the agrarian grouping pre-Hispanic “Ayllu de Quitor”, whose fields of culture are born on the foot from will pukará and were watered by the river San Pedro. Its location and structures must mainly to a defensive and strategic character and like occupied route of ancestral traffic later in the incaicos times.

Lagoon Cejas and Tebinquinche

The first lagoon that is acceded is the Lagoon To move backwards, is of an intense color emerald, with edges crystallized by the salt, is possible to bathe and to enjoy the gravitational effect produced by the amount of condensed salt, the body floats easily what produces a great one I relax. He is advisable not to walk barefoot because the border has salt crests very filosas those that cut the skin easily, also is necessary to take water cans to remove the salt from the body after the bath.

Geisers of tatio

Located geothermal field to 4,320 m.s.n.m. The aqueous vapour leaves to the surface through fissures in the terrestrial crust, reaching a temperature of 85ºC. To the dawn, with temperatures below cero, an impressive and wonderful spectacle can be appreciated, generated by the violent steam flows that rise up to 10 meters of height. This geothermal field this formed by 40 géyseres, 60 spas and 70 fumarolas in an extension of three kilometers square.

Mountain range of the Salt

This Mountain range formed million ago years. Its geologic origin is an emerged lake, where the old horizontal layers of sediment and rock, that date from about 23 million years, were pushed and folded by the movements of the terrestrial crust that raised the Mountain range of the $andes, being some layers On guard vertical.

Spas of Puritama

To 3500 ms of altitude, acceding from San Pedro de Atacama by the same way that leads to the Geysers of the Tatio, is east thermal water river, with constant fluids between 25ºC and 30ºC. It is recommended to lead with precaution.

The Baths of Puritana, located to 30 km of San Pedro de Atacama, are thermal waters that bathe a deep rocky drawer, forming posones earthwork, after others. Their warm waters diverse minerals are come off that own qualities for the cure of rheumatic diseases and the therapeutic bath.

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