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San Pedro de Atacama Photo Gallery

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Located just a short distance outside San Pedro de Atacama, Valle de la Luna (Moon Valley) is the region's largest draw to the Atacama desert.

The landscape is a part of the Cordillera de la Sal (Salt Mountain Range), millenia of floods and wind erosion have combined with salt formations to give the area a sparse, moon-like appearance.

The land is part of Los Flamencos National Reserve, a project aiming to protect the resources of the ancestral land by supporting tourism efforts that cause minimal environmental damage to the area.

Images 1-6 of 6

  1. Salt formations in Moon Valley, San Pedro de Atacama
  2. San Dunes in Moon Valley
  3. The Three Maries in Moon Valley
  4. Salt formation in Moon Valley
  5. Cordillera de Sal in Moon Valley
  6. The ampitheatre in Moon Valley, San Pedro de Atacama

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