It possesses a surface area of 73,986 hectares, subdivided into 7 sectors: Tara Salt Pan, Aguas Calientes Salt Pan, Pujsa Salt Pan, Miscanti and Miiques Lagoons, Atacama Salt Pan (Soncor sector), Atacama Salt Pan (Aguas de Quelana Lagoon sector), Valle de la Luna ("Moon Valley") and Tambillo (Tamarugo Forest). The three first sectors are at 4,200 meters altitude and the rest are at 2,300 meters.
Due to their size, there are considerable differences in the weather of the different sectors. In the first four sectors, average temperatures range between 0 and 12Celsius. In the other sectors, the maximum temperature varies between 27.5 and 29.5Celsius in summer and 19 and 21Celsius in winter. The minimum average temperature varies in summer between 7.8 and 9.5Celsius and 2.2 and -0.5Celsius in winter. It is important to have in mind that rainfall occurs in the December - March period, with electrical storms.

Scenic views are a platoon, and each of them has its own special beauty: one can view mountain ranges, lakes, salt mines, archaeological sites, rock formations, beautiful sunsets, the local flora and fauna, etc.
Regarding flora, in view of the variety of its territory different types can be found such as:tola de agua, tola amaia, llareta, paja brava, brea, cachiyuyo, tamarugo, etc.
In respect to fauna, there is an abundance of vicuas,culpeo and gray foxes, vizcachas, chinchillas, chululos, jamesand Chilean flamingoes,caitis, pequens, swallows, hawks, Andean seagulls, juarjual ducks,lesser rheas, and condors, among others.

Nearest city SAN PEDRO DE ATACAMA: 103 Km to the SOUTH

The following activities await you:

• Horseback Riding, horse trekking in wonderful settings.
  
• Bird Watching, watching bird behaviour, migration, and habitats.
  
• Photography, interior and exterior views can be shot almost everywhere
  
• Walks specially programmed to observe flora and fauna
  
  

Source: www.sernatur.cl