San Pedro de Atacama is a privileged place for observing stars and constellations, thanks to its clear skies for much of the year. This allows the Atacama Desert to become one of the most iconic places for astrotourism, “stargazing” or astronomical tourism, by providing the ideal elements for nighttime observation.
San Pedro de Atacama is considered an oasis within the driest desert in the world: the Atacama Desert in Chile. Its territory is believed to have been inhabited by hunter-gatherers since 9,000 BC and its first settlements around 1,200 BC (L. Nuñez, Vida y cultura en el oasis de San Pedro de Atacama, 1991).
August in San Pedro de Atacama welcomes one of the most significant Andean belief ceremonies: the offerings to the Patta Hoyri.
The Festival of the Virgin of Ayquina is one of the most emblematic and exciting celebrations of the second region of Chile.
