{"id":2442,"date":"2016-05-09T19:32:27","date_gmt":"2016-05-09T15:32:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lenafaber.com\/blog\/?p=2442"},"modified":"2026-02-26T18:46:07","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T14:46:07","slug":"san-pedro-de-atacama-chile","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lenafaber.com\/blog\/san-pedro-de-atacama-chile\/","title":{"rendered":"San Pedro de Atacama, Chile"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\">San Pedro de Atacama (Chile) is the closest to Atacama Desert town, which you can reach by bus from the bigger town Calama.&nbsp;<!--more--><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">To stay there you don&#8217;t need any transport other than your feet. Usually, it&#8217;s a reason for me to call the place village.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-advgb-button alignnone is-style-squared\"><a class=\"wp-block-advgb-button_link advgbbtn-b96ac6e7-18f7-4840-aa9f-28b1d4048177\" href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/photos\/vtc1tp9yJYurWhYT6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CLICK ALBUM<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: 0;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/embed?pb=!1m18!1m12!1m3!1d2185891.476353348!2d-70.20472066856854!3d-22.794469795835056!2m3!1f0!2f0!3f0!3m2!1i1024!2i768!4f13.1!3m3!1m2!1s0x96a84c7aa92abf3f%3A0x7af4614cacf997d1!2sSan+Pedro+de+Atacama%2C+Antofagasta+Region%2C+Chile!5e0!3m2!1sen!2suk!4v1462825178040\" width=\"100%\" height=\"300\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2453\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2453\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/lenafaber.com\/blog\/san-pedro-de-atacama-2\/oklahoma-chile73_snapseed\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2453\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2453\" src=\"http:\/\/lenafaber.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/oklahoma-chile73_Snapseed.jpg\" alt=\"San Pedro de Atacama, Chile\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lenafaber.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/oklahoma-chile73_Snapseed.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/lenafaber.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/oklahoma-chile73_Snapseed-420x315.jpg 420w, https:\/\/lenafaber.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/oklahoma-chile73_Snapseed-744x558.jpg 744w, https:\/\/lenafaber.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/oklahoma-chile73_Snapseed-370x278.jpg 370w, https:\/\/lenafaber.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/oklahoma-chile73_Snapseed-770x578.jpg 770w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2453\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">San Pedro de Atacama, Chile<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Everything is on the main street. And there is a lot of everything &#8211; tourist agencies, shops, and restaurants.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2447\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2447\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/lenafaber.com\/blog\/san-pedro-de-atacama-2\/oklahoma-chile78_snapseed\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2447\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2447\" src=\"http:\/\/lenafaber.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/oklahoma-chile78_Snapseed.jpg\" alt=\"San Pedro de Atacama, Chile\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lenafaber.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/oklahoma-chile78_Snapseed.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/lenafaber.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/oklahoma-chile78_Snapseed-420x315.jpg 420w, https:\/\/lenafaber.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/oklahoma-chile78_Snapseed-744x558.jpg 744w, https:\/\/lenafaber.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/oklahoma-chile78_Snapseed-370x278.jpg 370w, https:\/\/lenafaber.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/oklahoma-chile78_Snapseed-770x578.jpg 770w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2447\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">San Pedro de Atacama, Chile<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>I was there in the beginning of October, not the highest season, but village still was full of of tourists. There are crowds in the evenings, when everybody comes back from the desert. Nice crowds.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2450\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2450\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/lenafaber.com\/blog\/san-pedro-de-atacama-2\/oklahoma-chile76_snapseed\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2450\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2450\" src=\"http:\/\/lenafaber.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/oklahoma-chile76_Snapseed.jpg\" alt=\"San Pedro de Atacama, Chile\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lenafaber.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/oklahoma-chile76_Snapseed.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/lenafaber.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/oklahoma-chile76_Snapseed-420x315.jpg 420w, https:\/\/lenafaber.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/oklahoma-chile76_Snapseed-744x558.jpg 744w, https:\/\/lenafaber.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/oklahoma-chile76_Snapseed-370x278.jpg 370w, https:\/\/lenafaber.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/oklahoma-chile76_Snapseed-770x578.jpg 770w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2450\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">San Pedro de Atacama, Chile<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>There are bikes for rental and marked trails in the desert. With my navigation skills these marks were not enough to go by myself. Instead I spent a week in Atacama\u00a0Desert with 4 Desert Race.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2451\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2451\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/lenafaber.com\/blog\/san-pedro-de-atacama-2\/oklahoma-chile72_snapseed\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2451\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2451\" src=\"http:\/\/lenafaber.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/oklahoma-chile72_Snapseed.jpg\" alt=\"San Pedro de Atacama, Chile\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lenafaber.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/oklahoma-chile72_Snapseed.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/lenafaber.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/oklahoma-chile72_Snapseed-420x315.jpg 420w, https:\/\/lenafaber.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/oklahoma-chile72_Snapseed-744x558.jpg 744w, https:\/\/lenafaber.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/oklahoma-chile72_Snapseed-370x278.jpg 370w, https:\/\/lenafaber.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/oklahoma-chile72_Snapseed-770x578.jpg 770w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2451\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">San Pedro de Atacama, Chile<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The best hostel I spend a week after the Desert race was <a href=\"http:\/\/www.corvatschchile.cl\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Corvatsch<\/a>. I was lucky not only with price, but with roommates too.\u00a0 Yang guys, a couple from Santiago.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/lenafaber.com\/blog\/san-pedro-de-atacama-2\/12105689_10153102866641867_6166639241030593754_n\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2456\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2456\" src=\"http:\/\/lenafaber.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/12105689_10153102866641867_6166639241030593754_n.jpg\" alt=\"12105689_10153102866641867_6166639241030593754_n\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lenafaber.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/12105689_10153102866641867_6166639241030593754_n.jpg 960w, https:\/\/lenafaber.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/12105689_10153102866641867_6166639241030593754_n-420x315.jpg 420w, https:\/\/lenafaber.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/12105689_10153102866641867_6166639241030593754_n-744x558.jpg 744w, https:\/\/lenafaber.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/12105689_10153102866641867_6166639241030593754_n-370x278.jpg 370w, https:\/\/lenafaber.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/12105689_10153102866641867_6166639241030593754_n-770x578.jpg 770w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"RgyuWc\"><a href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/photos\/vtc1tp9yJYurWhYT6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span class=\"v4sE8e\">Photo Album<\/span><\/a><a class=\"e6ttk\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" href=\"https:\/\/plus.google.com\/photos\/100220277700667817384\/album\/6211836100408545425\/6211836098476366082\" data-mk=\"AF1QipNFbbpjDp_i9AgBPbmwv92FyU5WTo0R9DBmZwOp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"q0xqzc\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/wApeYra8FxTfcbOrHksNOwc-fB8-Z82DecLRv6hf1LXEojpqcBb1EijHO2WrwkQfydYTSuQthkMOvES5G74=w586-h440\" alt=\"Photo: \" width=\"293\" height=\"220\" \/><\/a><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>San Pedro de Atacama (Chile) is the closest to Atacama Desert town, which you can reach by bus from the bigger town Calama.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2237,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[162],"tags":[253,222],"class_list":["post-2442","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-road-trips","tag-atacama-desert","tag-chile"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lenafaber.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2442","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lenafaber.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lenafaber.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lenafaber.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lenafaber.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2442"}],"version-history":[{"count":21,"href":"https:\/\/lenafaber.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2442\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8929,"href":"https:\/\/lenafaber.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2442\/revisions\/8929"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lenafaber.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2237"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lenafaber.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2442"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lenafaber.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2442"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lenafaber.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2442"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}