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1st Day: Arica
- Putre
Tour start at
10:30 am. Visit of the agrarian market of Arica,
getting to know the typical market atmosphere. In the Azapa–Valley
we will observe the Geoglyph
La Tropilla, visit the Archeological
Museum San Miguel and, crossing towards the Lluta–Valley
, enjoy the view over both valleys. Lunch at the ecological
community Ecotruly. Appreciate the candelabra cactus and
the magnetic zone and get to know the pre-Inca fortress
of Copaquilla. One hour walking-tour to the traditional
Socoroma
Village and little break with coffee and cookies. We arrive at Putre
at 6:30 pm approximately. Accommodation.
2nd Day: Putre
- Lauca
- Surire
Today we start at 8:30
am. Breakfast in Putre
or in Las Cuevas, surrounded by the bofedales, base of the altiplanic ecosystem, with its wild animals
as Vicuñas
and Vizcaches. 40-minutes walk through Las Cuevas. Admire the variety of
birds as Pitios Del Norte, Guallatas and Taguas among others. We will
arrive around noon to the crystalline Lake Chungará (4510
meters above sea level). Walk through the lagoons of Cotacotani with
time to observe both Andean flora and fauna. After visiting the village
of Parinacota
and its typical 17th century church and a picnic – lunch we drive on
towards de Surire Saltlake. On the way to the Surire
Salt Lake we get to know several shepherd villages as Ancuta,
Misitune or Guallatire,
a village at the foot of the smoky volcano of the same name. Arrival at
the Surire
Saltlake at 6:00 pm aprox. Accommodation in the CONAF refuge.
3rd Day: Surire - Codpa
Breakfast at the Surire
Saltlake. We will visit Chilacaya making a walk during one hour. In
this walking you are able observe and photograph the flora and fauna of this
National Monument. Lunch and bath at the Hot
Spring of Polloquere.
Departure towards
Parcohailla, observing different ecological grounds until arrive at the
Pampa de Oxaya, a geological formation which unify the foreland with the
desert. Dinner and accommodation in Codpa,
an oasis in the desert. 4th Day: Codpa
- Arica
Breakfast in Codpa,
village in the homonymous valley, and departure back to Arica.
Lunch in the Matamarangi Restaurant at the Pacific's shore.
Transfer to the airport.
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