Valle Arcoiris (Valley of the Rainbow) is not easy to find or get to, but is well worth the extra effort it takes to see. The best way to see this colorful and beautiful site is with a guide. The route to Valle Arcoiris is not marked and requires traveling some rough dirt roads. If we had been traveling on our own, we would have turned back before getting there and that would have been a real shame.Valle Arociris is an incredible geological site in the Atacama Desert, not far from Calama. It features hills and rocky pinnacles in amazing colors: reds, buffs, greens and even blue. The rocks in the area are full of minerals: iron, copper, lapis lazuli that give the place these amazing colors.Once you get into the canyon, there are some trail markings, but no facilities whatsoever, so be prepared. Use a restroom before you get there, take water and be prepared to pack out anything you bring in. The trail through Valle Arcoiris is a flat easy trail. The landscape is otherworldly.
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