Raices Andinas
Day 1. Arica - Putre
Departure of the Tour at 10:30 hrs. We will visit the Agricultural Terminal to see a typical market. We will enter the Azapa Valley, on the way we will observe the La Tropilla Geoglyph. Then we will visit the San Miguel de Azapa Museum. We will cross towards the Lluta Valley where we will have a view of both valleys. We will have lunch in an ecological community, Ecotruly. We will appreciate the candelabra cactus and the magnetic zone, we will visit a pre-Inca fortress in Copaquilla and we will visit a foothill town of Socoroma 3000 meters above sea level. We will walk towards this town for approximately 1 hour, a short break (coffee and cookies). Arrival to Putre 3500 masl at 18:30 hrs. approximately. Dinner and accommodation.
Day 2. Putre – Lauca – Putre National Park
Departure from the accommodation in Putre at 08:30 hrs. approx. We will have breakfast in Putre or in the Bofedal de las Cuevas where we will hike for 40 min. On the way we will see wild vicuñas, vizcachas and we will know bofedales, the base of the ecosystem in the altiplano (Mirador Bofedal de Parinacota). We will be able to admire a great variety of birds such as the pitios del norte, guallatas, coots, among others. We will admire the Chungara Lake and the Cotacotani Lagoons where we will hike for approximately 3 hours (optional). We will have a picnic - lunch in the town of Parinacota, we will tour the town. We will enjoy the Jurasi Hot Springs. Return to Putre at approximately 6:00 p.m. Dinner and accommodation.
Day 3. Parinacota – Sajama National Park – Arica
Breakfast in Putre. Departure from the accommodation at 08:30 hrs. approx. bound for the crossing of Zapahuira. From this junction we will go into the foothills briefly visiting the towns of Chapiquiña, Belen, Lupica, Tignamar where we will have a picnic. Arrival to the town of Codpa, swim in the pool of the Hostería to continue later to the city of Arica.
The tour includes:
Accommodation:
2 nights in a hotel/hostel in Putre (according to availability).
Feeding:
2 breakfast in Putre.
3 lunch (Ecotruly, picnic in Polloquere and Parinacota).
2 dinner in Putre in a restaurant with wine included.
Soft drinks and mineral water without gas.
Fruits, coffee, cookies.
Guide:
Experienced guide/driver in English.
Vehicle:
Minibus (van) with oxygen equipment.
Others:
Tickets to San Miguel de Azapa Museum, Jurasi Hot Springs and Polloquere.
Walks in Socoroma, Bofedal de las Cuevas and Cotacotani Lagoons.
Minimum number of passengers per vehicle 1.
Maximum passengers per vehicle 6.