One way to get yourself ready to climb and trek in Parque Nacional Lauca and the other reserves is to take a hike up to the mirador, or lookout point just northeast of Putre's town center. From atop you'll have tremendous vistas of the whitewashed village squatting on the plain below. Immediately behind Putre is Volcán Tarapacá. Yet other volcanoes stud the altiplano horizon.

Location:
Putre, Chile

Hiking Types:
Lookout point

Getting There
Follow Calle Prat eastward, past Calle Maipú. After that street, begins the trail to the mirador.

Price Description: Free.

Relative price: Budget

Open Hours from:Dawn

Open Hours to:Dusk

Travel Skills: None

You Need to Bring: Take along water and a snack. Use sunscreen, as the sun is strong at this altitude. Also bring warm clothes.

Check out the Pictografías de Vilacaurani rock paintings, soak in the Termas de Jurasi hot springs. Adventure into Parque Nacional Lauca, Reserva Nacional Las Vicuñas and Monumento Natural Salar de Surire for stunning landscapes, abundant wildlife and archaeological ruins.

Currencies accepted
Chilean Peso

By Lorraine Caputo

Upon re-declaring her independence at age 29, Lorraine Caputo packed her trusty Rocinante (so her knapsack's called) and began traipsing throughout...

Created: 20 Jun 2009

Updated: 30 Jun 2009

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