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Plan it right, before you book anything.

Six small tools that answer the questions every Atacama traveler asks too late: what will this cost, what do I pack, when can I go high, which nights are actually dark, where exactly are the ATMs, the hospital and the fuel station — and how to turn it all into a map of your own.

The six tools

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Budget calculator

Per-person costs for lodging, food, tours, transfers and park fees — in USD and CLP, for backpacker, mid-range and comfort styles.

  • 3 travel styles
  • USD + CLP (x975)
  • Per-style comparison
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Packing checklist

28 items grouped by purpose, with seasonal additions for winter dawns and rain season. Track progress and download your list as text.

  • 6 groups
  • Saves your progress
  • Downloadable
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Altitude planner

Enter your arrival date and hour and see the 48-hour window where high-plateau tours become safe — plus a symptom checklist you should actually read.

  • 48 h timeline
  • Mild vs severe symptoms
  • Descent rules
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Moon & stargazing calendar

A real moon-phase calendar for any month: illumination per night, prime dark-sky nights and the Milky Way core season at a glance.

  • Synodic algorithm
  • Prime nights highlighted
  • Any month 2024–2032
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Traveler map & geolocation

Hotels, pharmacies and the posta, the Carabineros station, ATMs, the only fuel station, bus terminal and landmarks — with your location, distances and emergency numbers.

  • 44 services mapped
  • Geolocation + distances
  • Emergency card 133/131/132
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My map builder

Drop pins with notes, order them into day routes with distances, add verified hotels/ATMs/landmarks from the library, then export GPX for Garmin or share a link. Saved in your browser, free.

  • Pins, notes & day routes
  • GPX + JSON + share link
  • No sign-up — saved locally

Go deeper

Pair the tools with the planner

The tools answer single questions; the trip planner turns your answers into a full day-by-day itinerary that respects altitude and rain season.

Trip planner

4 steps, 40+ real activities, a day-by-day plan with costs and warnings — free, no sign-up.

Field guides

14 long reads: altitude, seasons, budget, packing, stargazing and more — written after doing the homework.