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CALAMA:
EL LOA AIRPORT ROUTE MAP
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Road to Antofagasta
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213 km |
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Road to Calama
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4 km |
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Road to San Pedro de Atacama
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97 km |
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| The blue
line on the map above shows the way from the airport to the road
to San Pedro. The green line marks the road to San Pedro. There
are small green road signs that show the distance from Calama every
5 km.
The road is more or
less straight until km 55. The landscape is flat and featureless,
and it is difficult to notice the distances and speed of the car.
The speed limit in Chile is 100 km/h.
The road crosses "Paso
Barros Arana" at 3400 m altitude at km 55.
After the pass there
are many dangerous curves. Drive carefully and not too fast.
At approximately km
80 the road crosses "Llano de la Paciencia" (The Field
of Patience), and runs straight for about 10 km.
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| 2. San Pedro and the bypass road |
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SAN PEDRO
DE ATACAMA: ROUTE MAP TO SEQUITOR
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Coming from the Airport |
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Road to APEX - Sequitor |
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Road to Chajnantor |
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Road to ALMA Camp |
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Road to Moon Valley |
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| At about
km 90 the San Pedro de Atacama Valley can be seen (Picture A) and
later on Cordillera de la Sal (Picture B). |
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| At about
km 94 just before the entrance to San Pedro, take a RIGHT TURN onto
the bypass road around San Pedro. There are road signs saying "Control
Fronterizo Obligado" and then "Paso Jama and Paso Sico"
(Pictures C and D). |
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| Continue
on the bypass road. At km 98, there is an exit to the Moon Valley,
but continue straight on in the direction of PASO JAMA (Picture
E).
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| The exit
to the APEX base is close to km 100. Drive carefully, because there
are two river crossings along the road (most of the time without
water, Picture F). |
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3.Sequitor and the APEX
base
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The exit to the APEX
base is shortly after the first 70 km/h sign. Take to the LEFT.
Picture G shows a white pickup truck at the exit, and Picture
H is a close-up of the exit. The road is a dirt road, which is
in bad shape the first 25m.
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| The APEX
base is now on the right side, with the entrance after about 200m
on the dirt road. Picture I shows the adobe wall surrounding the
base, and some of the buildings are also seen.
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WELCOME
TO APEX !!
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