Mountaineering  Llullaillaco volcano
  Atacama Desert

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Llullaillaco (6,770m.)

Duration : 15 days
Difficulty: Demanding - High Altitude
Minimum two persons.
Suitable date : October - April.

This expedition goest to the top of one of the most highest peaks of the Andes Mountain Range. Also, this area have an important arqueologic area because Incas leave many ruins and rituals rest spread on Atacama Desert. Llullaillaco become a great archeologist place after a National Geographic Society expedition found in 1999 a group of Inca mummies into the cratet at 6,770m. (22,211ft).


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Day 1: Arrival to Santiago.
Pick up the Group at Santiago airport. Private transfer to our Hotel in Santiago. Equipment check.
Day 2: Flight to Calama-San Pedro de Atacama-Moon Valley.
Pick up at hotel in Santiago. Private transfer to Airport. Fly to Calama. Our guide will await you at Calama airport. Ground transfer to San Pedro de Atacama located at 2,440 meters above sea level (8,005ft).
Day 3: Catarpe and trekking to San Pedro canyon.
Ground transfer from San Pedro to Catarpe (ruins), an ancient Inca place making this journy an important cultural trip. Walk to San Pedro through San Pedro gorge (5 hours). Hotel.
Day 4: Tatio Geysers-Hike Tatio north-San Pedro.
Ground transfer to Tatio Geysers. This is the highest geothermal fields located at 4,200m. This geothermal activity comes from Tatio Volcano. After visit geysers, we will hike Tatio hill (4,900m) four hours trip. Back to our vehicle and return to San Pedro.
Day 5: San Pedro - Llullaillaco Base camp (4.500m-14,763ft)
Ground transfer from San Pedro to Llullaillaco base camp. On the road we will visit Atacama salt field ( the biggest salt field in Chile). From 5 to 6 hours trip. Set up our base camp.
Day 6: Base camp - Camp 1 - Base camp.
Breakfast. Today we will ascend until Camp 1, carrying part of our equipment, food and fuel. Back down to our base camp. Dinner into dinner tent.
Day 7: Move to camp 1.
After breakfast we will hike until Camp 1 (5,100m.-16,732ft.). Camp set up and dinner.
Day 8: Rest day.
Breakfast. Rest day at camp 1.
Day 9: Camp 1 - High camp - camp 1.
Breakfast. We will ascent until high camp, carrying load for our next day in this camp.. Back down to camp 1. Dinner.
Day 10: Move to high camp.
Breakfast. Move to our high camp (5,600m.-18,372ft). Set up tents and dinner.
Day 11: Summit day.
Before sunshine we will wake up to prepare our hike to Llullaillaco summit. This is a long day, about 9 to 15 hours round trip.
Day 12: Extra summit day.
Day 13: High camp - base camp - San Pedro.
Breakfast in the morning. Down hill until our base camp.
Day 14: Fly to Santiago.
Private transfer to Calama airport. Fly back to Santiago. Pick up at the Santiago airport, private transfer to Hotel.
Day.15: Fly back.
Pick up at the hotel. Private transfer to airport. Flight back.

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Service includes:

- Mountain Guide
- Private ground transport
- Flight Santiago - Calama - Santiago, with 20 kg baggage
- Two Santiago Hotel nights double occupancy with breakfast
- Four San Pedro Hotel nights double occupancy with breakfast
- First aid kit
- Pulse oximeter for check the acclimatization
- High mountain tents for sleep
- Base Camp Dinner tent with tables and chairs
- Medicine kit
- Radio communication UHF, VHF
- Satellite phone (USD$ 8 el minute)
 - All the meals while we are in the mountain (Breakfast, dinner and box lunch)		 Service does not include:

- All personal climbing equipment
- Accident and rescue insurance
- Cash for extra expenses
- Meals in cities (Santiago, Calama and San Pedro)
- Sleeping bag and mattress


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