Valle del Arcoiris

The Rainbow valley is located northwest of San Pedro de Atacama. An old local woman, with a wrinkled face, greeted us in the cottage at the entrance of the valley. She put us with great care in her booklet to record the daily guests. There we hiked and visited the colorful valley, which visibly inspired us. Shortly before our self-proclaimed returning point, we caught a glimpse of three surprised and cheerfully eating Vicunias. On the way back to San Pedro we initially wanted to go to the Laguna Escondida de Baltinacche, but noticed that the lagoons are actually closed for swimming. We therefore decided not to take the long, bumpy journey and drove back to San Pedro to relax and make plans for the next few days.Read more