Atacama
San Pedro de Atacama is located in an oasis in the north end of the Salar de
Atacama. Among its attractions there is an interesting archaeological museum and a
colonial church. In the surroundings you can visit the prehispanic village of Tulor, the
Pukara (or fortress) of Quitor and the Inca ruins in Catarpe.
We have to know that San Pedro is located at
2500 m.s.n.m., so altitude sickness can affect. It is
very usual small earthquakes, but once we pass the
first one, the following ones are received as normal.
A way to combat altitude sickness is the coca
leaf and it is usually sold as a tea and it can be
taken at any bar or hotels. And I can say that is
very effective and surprisingly to what some may
think about the coca leaf, it is not a drug, it is the
chemical transformation that made it.
Almost throughout the year usually do a
temperature of about 22 degrees day and 16
degrees night in summer. In winter, the nights do
not exceed 4 ° degrees so it is advisable to wear
warm clothing at all times of year.
That is why you can visit at any time of the year,
the only disadvantage of visiting it during winter
time is the hours of sunshine, the days are shorter
thereby detrimentally excursions.