Trekana Experience.

The Trekana program includes the following experiences:

Local Cultural Experience: In a participative and authentic activity we immerse ourselves in one of the many facets of the atacameñan (or Lickan-Antai) culture, amongst others their agriculture, traditional alimentation, ancient medicine, music or the art of ceramics and textiles. According to availability we participate in one of the following activities:

• Ancient caravan with llamas
• Production of the chañar syrup
• Wine route, Highland vintners “Ayllu”
• Process of preparation of “Patasca”, typical food

Moon Valley, Ayllus, Atacameñan Tasting: With a delicious breakfast we will enjoy the serene magic and beauty of the sunrise in the Salt Mountain Range. We will visit the impressive landscapes of the Moon Valley. We explore two Ayllus of San Pedro and taste typical atacameñan food. We´ll get to know the history, culture and challenges of San Pedro de Atacama.

Rainbow Valley, Río Grande, Sunset in Salt Mountain Range with Aperitif: We start the afternoon getting to know two culturally and geologically important sites northwest of San Pedro de Atacama. On a stroll through alleyways that seem to be from a different time, a local guide of the picturesque village Río Grande tells us about the culture, traditional architecture and agriculture of the members of the area´s indigenous community. Later, the Rainbow Valley is our geological laboratory and shows us one of the oldest places in the surroundings of San Pedro de Atacama where we can observe millions of years old rocks that surface in differently colored layers – giving the Rainbow Valley its name. At the end of the day we will gather on the rim of the Salt Mountain Range, above the Mars Valley (as well known as Death Valley), where we can contemplate the capricious morphology of this range as well as the gorgeousness of the Andes in the distance.

Highland Lagoons, Traditional Agriculture & Wool Manufacturing Process of Socaire: We travel south, going up to the ´puna´ (highlands) to marvel at its unique vegetation, wildlife, lagoons and salt flats.  Here, Miscanti Lagoon – the largest lagoon in the Antofagasta region – is certainly the one that impresses travelers most. Later, we visit the village Socaire, where the indigenous community still preserves part of the traditional atacameñan lifestyle.

El Tatio Geysers, Machuca, Putana Wetlands, White Geyser: With the sunrise we head towards one of the entries to the Andean highlands, passing through important altitude ecosystems of extremely rich biodiversity such as the wetlands of Machuca and Putana. We make a stop at Machuca, a little farmer´s village, to then continue towards an overwhelming spectacle of nature: the geyser field ´El Tatio´. Before returning to San Pedro we explore yet another mighty gift of the earth, known as the “Geyser Blanco” (White Geyser), where the ones who have the heart can get into the thermal waters in the middle of the river trough.

Atacama Salt Flat, Chaxa Lagoon, Kezala Canyon: During the evening we will ascend about 1.000 meters until we reach the village of Talabre. There we will walk through Kezala, one of the canyons that connect the high mountains of the Andes with the basin of the Atacama Salt Flat and which preserves an invaluable archaeological heritage in the form of rock paintings. Towards the sunset we will head to Chile´s biggest salt flat to marvel at its geography and its unique ecosystem where we can spot Flamingos, amongst other birds.

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