Hotels in Putre are mostly family-owned affairs, providing basic yet comfortable rooms with all the necessities for the cold nights at this altitude: hot showers and many thick blankets. A few of the more modern inns aimed at foreigners have heating. Most hostels are on Baquedano, making the search for a room a bit easier for the oxygen-deprived visitor arriving here. A few are on the outskirts of town, providing a quieter retreat.
Kukuli is a relatively new kid on the block of Baquedano where most of Putre’s hostels are, but it is already the most popular resting stop for tour groups. For good reason, it seems. The cozy rooms for one or two persons are tastefully decorated. Each has a private bathroom with 24-hour hot...
In Aymara, Chakana means Southern Cross, that constellation that holds the guiding star for this hemisphere. Chakana Mountain Lodge is such a star for journeyers to Putre, leading them to a warm welcome, cozy rooms and good food. Located at the outskirts of town, about a 10-minute walk from the...
Hostal Cali is one of Putre's cheaper hotels. It has a spare feeling to it, with rooms along a narrow back patio which doubles as a parking space at night. Rooms are comfortably furnished for two or more persons. All bathrooms have on-demand hot water. Just ask doña Yolanda to light the heater....
This is an old temporary mining camp remodeled as a hotel. Hot water does not always work, the place is dirty, with spiders and roaches. They receive locals for US$20 but they charge foreigners US$50. Management is very...