San Pedro de Atacama grew, over centuries, around an oasis in the Puna de Atacama, an arid, some 100 km (60 mi) southeast of Calama and the Chuquicamata copper mine, overlooking the Licancabur volcano.
San Pedro de Atacama grew, over centuries, around an oasis in the Puna de Atacama, an arid high plateau. It is located east of Antofagasta, some 100 km (60 mi) southeast of Calama and the Chuquicamata copper mine, overlooking the Licancabur volcano.