Machuca
A small mountain village at about 4,000 meters with only a dozen or so adobe houses and a small white church, where tours often stop on the return from Tatio.
Machuca is a grazing village of the Likanantai people. Adobe houses with thatched roofs surround a small white church on a hillside. Nearby high-altitude wetlands often have flamingos, alpacas, and wild ducks. On the return from the early-morning Tatio geyser tour, groups usually stop here briefly to try freshly grilled llama skewers and cheese empanadas. Most villagers are not in the village during the day, and the shops open to match the tour bus schedule. It is about 60 kilometers from San Pedro.
Opening hours
Mornings (depends on tour bus schedule)
Nearby sights
- Termas de Puritama
- Rainbow Valley
- Yerbas Buenas Petroglyphs
- El Tatio Geysers
- Pukará de Quitor
- R. P. Gustavo Le Paige Archaeological Museum
- San Pedro de Atacama
- Church of San Pedro de Atacama