ATACAMA DESERT · CHILE
The driest place on Earth is also the most awake.
More than 1,000 kilometers of extreme aridity along the Pacific. Sectors where not a single millimeter of rain falls all year. And yet, amid that absolute dryness, volcanoes, salt flats, high-altitude lagoons, and a sky that at night becomes the protagonist coexist. As a DMC in the Atacama Desert, at ANDINA by Rixner we design incentive trips and corporate events among geysers, salt flats, high-altitude lagoons and starry skies.
Atacama is unlike anything else. Dunes, salt flats, and rock formations shaped by millions of years of erosion create a landscape that photography can never quite capture.
EXPERIENCES
What the desert proposes
— Mars Valley
The Three Marys welcome you to the valley. Afterwards, a sunset where the Salt Mountain Range is tinged with pink, orange, and lilac, a spectacle that happens every day and is never the same twice. Nearby, the Moon Valley challenges with its dunes and trails.
— Tatio Geysers
At over 4,300 meters above altitude, the third-largest geothermal field in the world awakens before the sun. More than 80 geysers and fumaroles erupt against the Andean dawn light. Afterward, a soak in hot springs closes the day with the body as awake as the eyes.
— Altiplanic Lagoons
Snow-capped volcanoes, waters of an almost unreal blue, flamingos and vicuñas crossing unhurriedly. The kind of place where conversations lower their volume on their own.
— Astronomy
Altitude, dryness, and clear skies almost year-round make Atacama one of the best windows to the universe on the planet. Powerful telescopes, expert guides, and an idea that becomes physical: the actual size of everything else.
— Cactus Valley
A guided hike through the interior of the Vilama River canyon, among a forest of cardón cacti and stone formations that enclose the gorge. The site also holds a dense archaeological load: the most direct way to read the landscape of the Atacameñan prepuna, on foot and at your own pace.
— Puritama Hot Springs
Hidden in a deep Andean canyon, eight natural warm-water pools cascade among the vegetation. A wellness pause that fits well after a high-altitude day.
ATACAMENIAN CULTURE AND FLAVORS
The kitchen as memory
The experience continues in the small towns, markets, and tables of the region. Andean ingredients, traditions maintained for centuries, and encounters with local hosts: Atacama understood beyond its landscape.
Meetings, incentives, conferences, and exhibitions