Atacama
Desert & Altiplano, Chile
Quebradas Intermedias
Matancilla
- Hike
- Easy
- 5 km / 3.1 mi
- Half-day
- 2 h 30 m
Exploration Path
We take a van to the Domeyko Mountain Range where we walk following a creek that used to be a route for gathering and bartering caravans. The walk ends at the Rainbow Valley formed by huge multicolored walls of mineral-rich soils. We return by van.
As if sliced off from the desert’s mantle, the ravines in this zone were created over millions of years by the forces of water and wind. Plunging into the abyss, they are sculptures that only time could shape.
Elevation Profile
- Elevation Gain
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204 m 669 ft
- Elevation Loss
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-263 m -863 ft
- Max. Altitude
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3.231 m 10.598 ft
- Min. Altitude
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3.134 m 10.280 ft
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