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 at Putre 3500 MSN at 6:30 p.m. approximately. Dinner and accommodation.
Day 2. Putre – Lauca – Parinacota National Park
Departure from the accommodation in Putre at 08:30 hrs. approx. We will have breakfast in Putre or in Termas de Jurasi. To continue later to the Bofedal de las Cuevas where we will walk 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, 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. Lodging at Leonel Teran's house (basic). Dinner.
Day 3. Parinacota – Salar de Surire
Breakfast in Parinacota (4392 masl) Departure from Parinacota at 08:30 hrs. approx., Later visiting Ancuta and Guallatire, two highland towns over 4000 meters above sea level at the foot of the active volcano Guallatire. Arriving at the Salar de Surire at 12:00 hrs. approx. We will visit Chilcaya making a walk of approximately one hour, to photograph the flora and fauna, highlighting the three types of flamingos that exist in this Salar (Andean, Chilean, James); Then we will go to the Polloquere Hot Springs (4,270 masl), waters of volcanic origin that emerge at 80º C, with high mineral content that allow us to rest pleasantly at 4,270 masl. Picnic. Lodging in CONAF Refuge. Dinner. Breakfast in Parinacota (4392 masl) Departure from Parinacota at 08:30 hrs. approx., Later visiting Ancuta and Guallatire, two highland towns over 4000 meters above sea level at the foot of the active volcano Guallatire. Arriving at the Salar de Surire at 12:00 hrs. approx. We will visit Chilcaya making a walk of approximately one hour, to photograph the flora and fauna, highlighting the three types of flamingos that exist in this Salar (Andean, Chilean, James); Then we will go to the Polloquere Hot Springs (4,270 masl), waters of volcanic origin that emerge at 80º C, with high mineral content that allow us to rest pleasantly at 4,270 masl. Picnic. Lodging in CONAF Refuge. Dinner.
Day 4. Salar de Surire – Isluga Volcano National Park – Enquelga – Cariquima
Breakfast at the CONAF shelter. Departure towards Mulluri – Arabilla Viewpoint, Enquelga. We will visit the Isluga Volcano National Park, where we will get to know the Isluga town with its Church and abundance of bofedales. We will visit the giant cacti of Rio Grande. Picnic at noon. We will also observe geological formations of moving beauty. We will arrive later at Cariquima, famous for its skilled artisan weavers for centuries, at approximately 4:00 p.m. Dinner and accommodation.
Day 5. Cariquima – Humberstone – Huara – Pica
Breakfast at 08:00 a.m. From Cariquima we will go down towards the La Felicidad ravine and we will stop at the Mirador de Victoria with a beautiful view of canyons and volcanic rocks. Next we will visit the Chusmiza and Pachica viewpoints, the latter on the edge of the Atacama Desert. Then we continue to Cerro Unitas to observe the largest Geoglyph in the area "El Gigante de Atacama". We will have lunch in Huara and then we will visit the Humberstone and Santa Laura saltpeter mines, arriving at the town of Pica at 5:00 p.m. approx. Dinner and accommodation.
Day 6. Pica – Pintados Geoglyphs – Quillagua – San Pedro de Atacama or Calama
From Pica (1325 MSN), after our breakfast, we will walk towards Cocha de Resbaladero, one of the many adits used to extract water in the Atacama Desert. These waters are semi-thermal and the locals say that they have medicinal properties. After this relaxing bath we will leave Pica to visit the Pintados Geoglyphs that contain approximately 400 figures in 66 panels that represent men, animals, birds and abstract drawings. We will leave from this place crossing the Pampa del Tamarugal National Reserve to later arrive at the small town of Quillagua, an oasis next to the Loa River with crops and a town, where a church and the railway station stand. Quillagua Customs. Lunch at the Panamericana. To then cross the desert until you reach Calama or continue to San Pedro.
Includes:
Accommodation:
1 night in a hotel/hostel in Putre (subject to availability).
1 night at Leonel Teran's house in Parinacota (basic).
1 night at the CONAF Refuge in Surire.
1 night in a hotel/hostel in Cariquima.
1 night in a hotel/hostel in Pica.
Feeding:
5 breakfasts in Putre, Parinacota, Surire (CONAF), Cariquima, Pica.
6 lunches (Ecotruly, picnic in Parinacota and Polloquere, Huara, Cariquima and Quillagua).
5 dinners in restaurants in Putre, Parinacota, Surire (CONAF), Cariquima and Pica 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.
4×4 vehicle to travel around Bolivia (Toyota Land Cruiser).
Others:
Tickets to the San Miguel de Azapa Museum, Termas de Jurasi and Polloquere.
Walks in Socoroma, Bofedal de las Cuevas, in the Cotacotani and Salar de Surire Lagoons.
Minimum number of passengers per vehicle: 01.
Maximum passengers per vehicle: 06.