Atacama Desert, a landmark of the El Norte Grande, is a dream destination that boasts incredible landscape of rugged, rocky mountains and ravines that are interspersed by a striking white salt pan and surrounded by towering volcanoes. Atacama is the world’s driest desert that lives up to its title with some areas registering not even a single raindrop in over 150 years.
There are so many things to do in the Atacama desert that can be overwhelming to choose. Amongst the desolate landscapes is the quaint town of San Pedro de Atacama, which serves as a gateway to the desrt’s main attractions – El Tatio Geysers, the quaint desert town of Toconao, the Atacama Salt Flat – the largest salt flat in Chile, the Chaxa Lagoon at Los Flamencos National Reserve with its Chilean and Andean flamingoes, the eerily beautiful Valley of the Moon and Mars Valley, and the Puritama natural hot springs situated at the bottom of a deep desert canyon.
