El Tatio is a geyser field located within the Andes Mountains of northern Chile at 4,320 meters above mean sea level. Its name comes from the Quechua word for oven. It is among the highest-elevation geyser fields in the world. El Tatio has over 80 active geysers, making it the largest geyser field in the southern hemisphere and the third largest in the world.
San Pedro de Atacama is a Chilean town and commune in Antofagasta Region. The town lies at an average of 2,400 m and is an excellent base for activities in the Atacama desert area: trekking, climbing, archaeological sightings, amateur astronomy, exploration tours in natural landscapes, etc. One of its landmark sites is the beautiful Licancabur volcano with extraordinary red colors at sunset.
El Tatio is a geyser field located within the Andes Mountains of northern Chile at 4,320 meters above mean sea level. It is among the highest-elevation geyser fields in the world. Its name comes from the Quechua word for oven. El Tatio has over 80 active geysers, making it the largest geyser field in the southern hemisphere and the third largest in the world.
El Tatio is a geyser field located within the Andes Mountains of northern Chile at 4,320 meters above mean sea level. It is among the highest-elevation geyser fields in the world. Its name comes from the Quechua word for oven. El Tatio has over 80 active geysers, making it the largest geyser field in the southern hemisphere and the third largest in the world.
San Pedro de Atacama is a town in Antofagasta Region, north of Chile. Its dramatic surrounding landscape incorporates desert, salt flats, volcanoes, geysers and hot springs. I was particularly fond of the magnificent views of Licancabur volcano as a reward when coming back to the lodge after a day of exploration.
