About this place
- Overview
- Driest non-polar desert on Earth; premier Southern Hemisphere stargazing
- Horizon
- Flat desert terrain, unobstructed 360° views; Andes to the east
- Region
- CL
- Nearest city
- ~100 km of light pollution
Certified dark-sky park
Atacama Desert (San Pedro)
CL · Pristine sky skies
Designation & sky
- Type
- Dark-Sky Park
- Designation
- Wilderness Area
- Sky quality
- Bortle 1 · Pristine sky
Official links
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Dark-sky stays near here
Book a night under these skies — the closest astronomy-forward stays in the Stella catalog.
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On the map
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