Calama is 1,568 km north of Santiago, 761 km from Copiapó and 389 km south of Iquique. You can get there: By plane: There are daily flights from Santiago national airport to Calama. From here you can travel to the towns in the interior of the desert and to San Pedro de Atacama. By car: To get to Calama from the north you have to...

Aiquina Located 74 km east of Calama, this is considered the most beautiful town in the region. It is built completely of stone, with mud and straw roofs. In Aiquina you can visit the church of Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe. It is filled with life every year on September 7th and 8th, for the celebration in honor of the Virgin. Of...