Las Cuevas Viewpoint
Mirador Las Cuevas
A rocky viewpoint at the entrance to Lauca National Park, where viscachas sunbathe among the boulders and vicuñas graze in the wetlands.
Las Cuevas lies on the road that leads from Route 11 into Lauca National Park, at about 4,400 metres. It is the first stop after climbing up onto the highlands from Putre. A wooden boardwalk loops around a field of volcanic rock, where many viscachas live in the crevices and come out to sunbathe at dawn and dusk. Next to it, the highland wetlands (bofedal) are home to vicuñas and alpacas, and beneath the cliffs are rock shelters left by ancient herders. CONAF has a small information point here, and stopping is free.
Opening hours
All day
Nearby sights
- Termas de Jurasi
- Lauca National Park
- Putre
- Parinacota
- Socoroma
- Cotacotani Lakes
- Lake Chungará
- Payachatas (Parinacota & Pomerape)